George Mackay Brown: The Wound and the Gift - Couverture rigide

Ferguson, Ron

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0715209353 ISBN 13 : 9780715209356

Editeur : Saint Andrew Press, 2011

Synopsis

Enigmatic - mysterious - intriguing: George Mackay Brown was a notoriously private man. He rarely left his native Orkney, and yet became one of the 20th century's finest poets and prose stylists. In his prolific writings, George Mackay Brown's spirituality and his love of the wind-scoured island landscape fused to give us some of the most beautiful poetry and prose in the English language. His work is shot through with glimpses of the divine. Ron Ferguson, who was described by George Mackay Brown as 'a true craftsman in litereature' tracks with curiosity and passion his friend's literary and spiritual journey, including his controversial move from Presbyterianism to Roman Catholicism. He explores the darker, more tormented, side of Orkney's Bard and uncovers the intense relationship between alcohol, suffering and creativity. This is a riveting journey. Along the way, the author is forced to question some of his own assumputions. And the reader is swept along on a literary and spiritual voyage of discovery that compels to the very end. Weaving a brilliant, enriching narrative, the author draws extensively on the poet's writings, unpublished letters, conversations with the Bard's friends and many well-known writers. SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE AWARD FOR BEST RESEARCH BOOK OF THE YEAR

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ron Ferguson is an award-winning journalist, writing for The Herald, the Press & Journal and Life & Work among other publications. Previously, he was leader of the Iona Community and minister of St Magnus Cathedral on Orkney, where he lives.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Saint Andrew Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0715209353
• ISBN 13: 9780715209356
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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