Let The Great World Spin, by Colum McCann. In the wake of the Twin Towers disaster, Colum McCann had the wisdom and the boldness to tell a story evoking nostalgia for the Towers’ glory, and enflesh it with 1970s New York City grit.
Let The Great World Spin interweaves the lives of New Yorkers from different corners of the city, brought together by Philippe Petit’s legendary 1974 tightrope-walk across the space between the Tower rooftops—in much the same way that New York City was brought together in 2001.
Winner of the 2009 National Book Award for Fiction.