After the Dance: Selected Stories of Iain Crichton Smith - Couverture souple

Smith, Iain Crichton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846972965 ISBN 13 : 9781846972966

Editeur : Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

As a child Iain Crichton Smith was raised speaking Gaelic on the island of Lewis. At school in Stornoway he spoke English. Like many islanders before and since, his culture was divided: two languages and two histories entailing exile. His divided perspective delineated the tyranny of history and religion, of the cramped life of small communities, and gave him a compassionate eye for the struggle of women and men in a world defined by denials. After the Dance proves that big themes love, history, power, submission, death can be addressed without the foil of irony and acquire resonance when given a local habitation and a voice that risks pure, humane, impassioned speech.

Biographie de l'auteur

Iain Crichton Smith born in Glasgow, brought up on Lewis, and attended university in Aberdeen. After working as a teacher in Clydebank and Dumbarton, he taught at the High School in Oban until he took early retirement in 1977. He was the recipient of many literary awards and received an OBE in 1980. His widow, Donalda, still lives in Taynuilt, where the couple moved after their marriage in 1977.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1846972965
• ISBN 13: 9781846972966
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Warner Alan