George Mackay Brown For the Islands I Sing (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: For the Islands I SingCondition: NewEAN: 9781846975110ISBN: 9781846975110Edition: ReissuePublisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn LimitedFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/27/2019Item Height: 200mmItem Length: 130mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 187gLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: An AutobiographyDescription: George’s memory is inseparable from Orkney, where he was born the youngest child of a poor family and which he rarely left. His mother was a beautiful woman who spoke only Gaelic and his father was a wit, mimic and singer, who also doubled as postman and tailor. Tuberculosis framed George’s early life and kept him in a kind of limbo. He discovered alcohol which gave him insights into the workings of the mind. While attending the University of Edinburgh he came into contact with Goodsir Smith, MacDiarmid and Norman MacCaig – and Stella Cartwright with whom perhaps all of them were in love. By the time of his death in 1996 he was recognised as one of the great writers of his time and country.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBAuthor: George Mackay BrownGenre: BiographyTopic: Literary CriticismRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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