Northern Lights - Couverture souple

Brown, George Mackay

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846970016 ISBN 13 : 9781846970016

Editeur : Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited, 2007

Synopsis

"Northern Lights" presents George Mackay Brown's writings on many of the places, people, legends and seasons that formed his vision and work. Included are memoirs of his father and mother, of friends and of legendary characters. Pieces on Rackwick, Yesnaby and Rousay sit alongside selections from his Orcadian column 'Under Brinkie's Brae'. Many of the pieces included in "Northern Lights" appeared there for the first time. Others were printed in "Orkney" or in national newspapers and magazines, but for most readers they will be as fresh and new as the rest. Taken together, they provide a view, through a unique writer's eyes, of his sources and inspiration. Though George Mackay Brown rarely left his home islands, a fascinating contrast is provided here by his diary of a visit to the very different Shetland Islands with Gunnie Moberg and Kulgin Duval.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

George Mackay Brown (1921–96) was one of the twentieth century’s most distinguished and original writers. His lifelong inspiration and birthplace, Stromness in Orkney, moulded his view of the world, though he studied in Edinburgh and later at Newbattle Abbey College. In 1941 he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and lived an increasingly reclusive life in Stromness, but he produced a regular stream of publications from 1954 onwards. These included A Calendar of Love (1967), A Time to Keep (1969), Greenvoe (1972), Hawkfall (1974), and, notably, the novel Beside the Ocean of Time (1994), which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Saltire Book of the Year.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846970016
• ISBN 13: 9781846970016
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
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• Personne responsable: non disponible