George MacKay Brown

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Hawkfall: And Other StoriesPaperback, 1 August 2004

Hawkfall: And Other Stories
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Print Length
212 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Birlinn Publishers
Date Published
1 Aug 2004
ISBN-10
1904598188
ISBN-13
9781904598183

Description

This collection of eleven stories, first published by The Hogarth Press in 1974, demonstrates the full range of George Mackay Brown's literary talent. George Mackay Brown was steeped in the life and traditions of Orkney, a world set firmly between the sea and the sky, where time has an altogether different nature and significance from the rest of the world. 'In Orkney, ' wrote Edwin Muir, 'the lives of living men turn into legend.' The rich history of the islands - the succession of Neolithic man, Pict, Norsemen, Scot - leaves its impression upon the life of modern Orkney and is reflected in this finely wrought collection. Mingling past and present, the human world and the spiritual, George Mackay Brown brings together both the modern islanders and the Orcadians of centuries past, for the same lineaments are discernable in both. 'Hawkfall', the central story, traces the vicissitudes, violence and hypocrisies which recur over many generations; in 'The Drowned Rose', the ghosts of dead lovers, still in love with the things of this world, mix with the living, while 'Sealskin' explored the relationship between legend, art and life. All stories are richly entertaining, poignant and moving, their universal themes realized in the context of their unique island setting.

Product Details

Author:
George MacKay Brown
Book Format:
Paperback
Date Published:
1 August 2004
Dimensions:
19.81 x 12.7 x 1.45 cm
ISBN-10:
1904598188
ISBN-13:
9781904598183
Language:
English
Pages:
212
Weight:
176.9 gm

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