After the Dance: Selected Stories of Iain Crichton Smith Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

After the Dance: Selected Stories of Iain Crichton Smith Book

As a child Iain Crichton Smith was raised speaking Gaelic on the island of Lewis. At school in Stornoway he spoke English. Like many islanders before and since, his culture was divided: two languages and two histories entailing exile. His divided perspective delineated the tyranny of history and religion, of the cramped life of small communities, and gave him a compassionate eye for the struggle of women and men in a world defined by denials. After the Dance proves that big themes – love, history, power, submission, death – can be addressed without the foil of irony and acquire resonance when given a local habitation and a voice that risks pure, humane, impassioned speech. This updated edition includes the story ‘Home’Read More

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  • 1846974038
  • 9781846974038
  • , Alan Warner
  • 1 September 2017
  • Polygon (An Imprint of Birlinn Limited)
  • Mass Market Paperback (Book)
  • 288
  • New edition
  • Book
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