An exquisitely written tale of life in a remote Orcadian community.
The prose is as clear as Arctic waters while the themes it
expresses are deep and universal. The story concerns the literal
and emotional voyage of Thornfinn Ragnarson into the world from his
home in the fictitious island of Norday. It is a time of
cataclysmic upheavals in the world, the unavoidable 20th century is
making its presence felt on a set of people whose lives are steeped
in ritual and custom. Thornfinn sees action in World War II and is
captured by the Germans. His confinement in the prisoner of war
camp paradoxically unlocks the man's talents as a writer. Return to
his island proves less a restoration of his old life than an
occasion of new and unexpected discoveries. Booker Prize shortlist
1994. (Kirkus UK)
Set in the Orkneys on the fictitious island of Norday, a young poet
daydreams the history of the island and its people. He travels back
in time to Viking adventures at the court of the Byzantine Emperor
in Constantinople. Part of the 1995 Scottish Book Fortnight
promotion.
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