George Mackay Brown (1921–1996)
Teoksen Beside the Ocean of Time tekijä
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Image credit: George Mackay Brown, author of "Beside the Ocean of Time"
Tekijän teokset
Penguin Modern Poets 21: Iain Crichton Smith, Norman MacCaig, George Mackay Brown (1972) — Tekijä — 22 kappaletta
Beyond the Swelkie: A Collection of New Poems & Essays to Mark the Centenary of George Mackay Brown (1921-1996) (2021) 1 kappale
The Hooded Fisherman 1 kappale
The year of the whale 1 kappale
Celia 1 kappale
TWO POEMS FOR KENNA 1 kappale
Associated Works
Ghosts in country villages: Stories of mystery and the supernatural (1983) — Avustaja — 5 kappaletta
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 1921-10-17
- Kuolinaika
- 1996-04-13
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- UK
- Syntymäpaikka
- Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK
- Kuolinpaikka
- Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
- Asuinpaikat
- Orkney, Scotland, UK
- Koulutus
- Newbattle Abbey College
University of Edinburgh (MA|1960) - Ammatit
- novelist
poet
short-story writer
playwright
columnist
essayist (näytä kaikki 9)
screenwriter
children's book author
librettist - Suhteet
- Muir, Edwin (teacher)
- Organisaatiot
- The Orcadian
Royal Society of Literature - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Order of the British Empire (Officer, 1974)
Society of Authors Travel Award
Fletcher of Saltoun (Saltire) Award (1991)
Jäseniä
Keskustelut
SassyLassy Seeing the Trees and the Forest, Club Read 2022 (marraskuu 2022)
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I enjoyed the first half of this book, which is focused on Ranald’s youth and travels. I did not maintain the same enthusiasm for the second half, which shifts to the rivalries among various Earls of Orkney, and their interactions with nearby Kings. Ranald becomes increasingly disillusioned with the politics and internecine squabbles among leaders, and retreats into an introspective life. As he ages, he prepares for his final journey, examining religious beliefs. Ranald’s’ story represents the process of gaining wisdom and finding what is important in life.
George Mackay Brown’s writing style is lovely. He tells Ranald’s allegorical tale in a manner that evokes the epic storytelling traditions of the past. I liked this book enough to read more of his back catalogue.
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