For the Islands I Sing

Name: For the Islands I Sing
Brand: George Mackay Brown
SKU: 9781846975110
Price: 8.09 GBP
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by George Mackay Brown

Title:

Author:

George Mackay Brown

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

192 pages

Publisher:

Birlinn General

ISBN-13:

9781846975110

EAN:

9781846975110

Publication Date:

27/06/2019

Classifications:

Literature: history and criticism

Weight (g):

310

Dimensions (mm):

194 x 123 x 15

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£8.09

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Description

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.