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For the Islands I Sing - An Autobiography (Paperback, Reissue) Loot Price: R253
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For the Islands I Sing - An Autobiography (Paperback, Reissue): George Mackay Brown

For the Islands I Sing - An Autobiography (Paperback, Reissue)

George Mackay Brown

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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.

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Imprint: Birlinn
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 2019
Authors: George Mackay Brown
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 192
Edition: Reissue
ISBN-13: 978-1-84697-511-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
Books > Biography > Literary
LSN: 1-84697-511-5
Barcode: 9781846975110

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