Who wrote Let the Great World Spin?

Colum McCann wrote Let the Great World Spin, first published in 2009. It is a work of literary fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

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Essential Read

Let the Great World Spin

Name: Let the Great World Spin
Author: Colum McCann

by Colum McCann · 2009

Literary Fiction · ranked #112 in category

Winner · The National Book Award for Fiction, 2009

In 1974, Philippe Petit walks a tightrope between the Twin Towers — and the same day touches the lives of a dozen strangers across New York. McCann's National Book Award-winning novel is a formal experiment in interconnection, asking what it means to share a city and a moment in history with people whose lives will never touch.

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