The Brilliant & Forever by Kevin Macneil
On an island like no other, populated by writers, the annual Brilliant & Forever Festival is a much anticipated event; its participants a story away from either glory or infamy. This year, three best friends - two human, one alpaca - are chosen to compete, so victory is not only about reward. This is a novel like no other; a wonderful, provocative tussle, a whip-cracking, energetic, laugh-out-loud satire on what we value in culture, and in our lives. And yet, written with exquisite warmth and empathy, it's also a moving exploration of integrity, friendship and belonging. It'll split your sides and break your heart.'Ultimately, this is a book about how everyone has a story worth telling, and one worth hearing tooTerrific stuff'
* Independent *'MacNeil shows himself hugely adept at creating a series of distinctive literary voices, and skilfully weaves these various set-pieces into the main narrative before finally poleaxing the reader with a completely unexpected tragicomic final act . . . a wise warm-hearted meditation on the human condition'
* Scotsman *'Reading The Brilliant & Forever, I felt I was in possession of something really special, far bigger than the sum of its words… It is truly original & memorable, heartbreaking & funny, a bit like life itself...'
-- Vivian Bannerman, Main Street Trading Company'Full of wry detail and satirical flourish, a demonstration of virtuoso storytelling. MacNeil atomises the process of othering by which communities define themselves. All of that makes it sound overly serious, which it isn’t: MacNeil’s prose style keeps things light, lyrical, and funny'
* The Skinny *'Lyrical, satirical, funny and utterly, utterly heartbreaking'
* Heat Magazine *'It is a joy to read such an engaging, luminous novel'
* The Guardian *Kevin MacNeil is an award-winning writer from the Outer Hebrides now living in Stirling. He is a novelist, poet, editor and screenwriter. His books include The Stornoway Way (Penguin, 2006), A Method Actor's Guide to Jekyll and Hyde (Polygon, 2011) and The Brilliant & Forever (Polygon, 2016).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846973376 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846973376 |
| Title | The Brilliant & Forever |
| Author | Kevin Macneil |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2016-03-10 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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