Sign of the Cross by Colm Toibin

Part travelogue, part reportage, part autobiography, The Sign of the Cross is the story of Colm Toibin’s religious pilgrimage across Europe.

Between 1990 and 1994, Colm Toibin made a series of trips through Catholic Europe. His journey led him into close contact with people from all walks of life, from priests to politicians, from the intellectually open to the spiritually bigoted. He then set down his impressions in The Sign of the Cross, a beautifully written book filled with personal detail set within its historical context.

Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.

Part travelogue, part autobiography, part historical document, this is Colm Toibin at his finest and most insightful.

About the Author: Colm Toibin was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, Brooklyn, and The Magician, and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Toibin was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.

27 Mar 2025
 

The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe by Colm Toibin ISBN 9781035055012