“It was important not to ask”: Silence in Colm Tóibín’s Long Island

Drawing on various theories and approaches, from its application to fiction to its socio-cultural dimensions and presence within communication, this study considers Colm Tóibín’s use of silence as a key narrative element and aesthetic practice in Long Island (2024), inviting some comparisons with it...

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Autor: Carregal Romero, José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín
Long Island
Silence
Silencio
6202.02 Análisis Literario
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spelling “It was important not to ask”: Silence in Colm Tóibín’s Long IslandCarregal Romero, JoséBrooklynColm TóibínLong IslandSilenceSilencio6202.02 Análisis LiterarioDrawing on various theories and approaches, from its application to fiction to its socio-cultural dimensions and presence within communication, this study considers Colm Tóibín’s use of silence as a key narrative element and aesthetic practice in Long Island (2024), inviting some comparisons with its prequel, Brooklyn (2009). As shall be explained, silence operates on different levels in Long Island. Thanks to Tóibín’s tightly controlled release of information, silence becomes crucial to plot development and suspense, and vividly recreates the tensions between concealment and revelation. Silence, too, works for the sake of characterisation, and serves to dramatise the protagonists’ crises and indecisions, as well as their strategies of manipulation. On some other occasions, though, silence contributes to mutual understanding, increasing closeness and intimacy between characters. All in all, this study details the ways silence informs narrative style, endows characters with psychological complexity, and enriches the subject matter of Tóibín’s Long IslandUniversidad de la Rioja20252025-01-0120252025-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10272/24922reponame:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelvainstname:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/249222026-06-02T14:58:11Z
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title “It was important not to ask”: Silence in Colm Tóibín’s Long Island
spellingShingle “It was important not to ask”: Silence in Colm Tóibín’s Long Island
Carregal Romero, José
Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín
Long Island
Silence
Silencio
6202.02 Análisis Literario
title_short “It was important not to ask”: Silence in Colm Tóibín’s Long Island
title_full “It was important not to ask”: Silence in Colm Tóibín’s Long Island
title_fullStr “It was important not to ask”: Silence in Colm Tóibín’s Long Island
title_full_unstemmed “It was important not to ask”: Silence in Colm Tóibín’s Long Island
title_sort “It was important not to ask”: Silence in Colm Tóibín’s Long Island
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carregal Romero, José
author Carregal Romero, José
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín
Long Island
Silence
Silencio
6202.02 Análisis Literario
topic Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín
Long Island
Silence
Silencio
6202.02 Análisis Literario
description Drawing on various theories and approaches, from its application to fiction to its socio-cultural dimensions and presence within communication, this study considers Colm Tóibín’s use of silence as a key narrative element and aesthetic practice in Long Island (2024), inviting some comparisons with its prequel, Brooklyn (2009). As shall be explained, silence operates on different levels in Long Island. Thanks to Tóibín’s tightly controlled release of information, silence becomes crucial to plot development and suspense, and vividly recreates the tensions between concealment and revelation. Silence, too, works for the sake of characterisation, and serves to dramatise the protagonists’ crises and indecisions, as well as their strategies of manipulation. On some other occasions, though, silence contributes to mutual understanding, increasing closeness and intimacy between characters. All in all, this study details the ways silence informs narrative style, endows characters with psychological complexity, and enriches the subject matter of Tóibín’s Long Island
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