A Calendar of Love and Other Stories
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A Calendar of Love and Other Stories by George Mackay Brown
The first collection of stories published by George Mackay Brown, this volume includes 14 stories arising from both ancient and modern life on the island of Orkney.
[George Mackay Brown] really does possess the magician's touch.. [He has] the talent to lighten up the most humdrum detail of ordinary life. - Observer[His] prose is severely simple and beautiful; he never wastes words, but evokes a complete atmosphere in a phrase. - Scottish Field
George Mackay Brown was born in Orkney in 1921 and died there in 1996. His "The Golden Bird" was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1988, and in 1994 "Beside the Ocean of Time" was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and judged Scottish Book of the Year by the Saltire Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719560217 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719560217 |
| Title | A Calendar of Love and Other Stories |
| Author | George Mackay Brown |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2000-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 156 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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