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1. George Mackay Brown

Vinland

‘whether he is describing the perils of crossing the Atlantic with nothing to steer by but the moon and the stars, or the fascination felt by a young Orcadian boy at the sumptuous choice of cheeses at the Norwegian court, Mackay Brown enters instinctively into the lives of his characters with exhilarating sureness of touch. A fascinating emotional odyssey, a novel with tone and integrity which cuts surprisingly deep.’David Robson, Sunday Telegraph ‘Abundant knowledge of lore and legend, skills of seamanship and husbandry weave through the text ,like strands in a magic carpet. Entirely delightful. Mackay Brown writes from the inside, in prose as poised as his tale is fresh and entirely delightful. No writer alive is more refreshing or entertaining than George Mackay Brown at his vintage best.’Tom Adair, Scotland on Sunday ‘A precise, poetic and dazzling writer’Guardian

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Incidere le rune. Testo inglese a fronte

Per la prima volta in Italia l'antologia delle poesie di George Mackay Brown (Stromness, Scozia, 1921-1996), il cantore delle Orkney Islands. Il titolo del volume, tratto dall'epitaffio inciso sulla sua lapide, 'Incidere le rune, poi accettare il silenzio', rappresenta bene il compito e il lavoro che il poeta e scrittore scozzese ha compiuto per tutta la sua vita "portuale", una vita vissuta in maniera appartata all'insegna della scrittura, una quotidianità costruita e protetta intorno alla sua amata solitudine, compagna fedele, insieme ai malanni che lo colpirono, in uno degli angoli più belli e remoti del Nord Europa, in questo volume magistralmente messi in versi nella traduzione italiana di Giorgia Sensi.

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Beside the Ocean of Time

A JM Classics edition of the haunting, Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by one of Scotland's major literary figures, introduced by Amy Liptrot

1. George Mackay Brown

Winter & Christmas Poems

A Distant Thunder

War stories have made a significant contribution to the nation’s literature, which is not surprising given Scotland’s long and distinctive military history. This collection brings together twenty-four evocative tales of war, fictional and factual, by some of the greatest Scottish writers. 

1. Alison Gray

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