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Let the Great World Spin
First edition cover
AuthorColum McCann
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
23 June 2009
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages368
ISBN978-1-4000-6373-4

Let the Great World Spin is a novel by Colum McCann set mainly in New York City in the United States. The book won the 2009 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction[1] and the 2011 International Dublin Literary Award, one of the most lucrative literary prizes in the world. Its title comes from the poem "Locksley Hall" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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