Dream Angus by Alexander Mccall Smith
If he's in the right mood, divine Angus might grant you sight of your true love in a dream; you might even fall in love with him, but he'll never love you back. He's too busy making mischief, stealing the palace of the gods from his father, turning his enemies into pigs etc ; until he is trapped by his own romantic games and falls for an unattainable woman, doomed to seek her forever. In twentieth-century Scotland, Angus's troubled alter ego searches for his true family and identity; a psychotherapist who helps people understand their dreams, his life seems to parallel that of his mythic namesake, until we ask, could they be one and the same? Mesmerically weaving together the tales of the Celtic god and the Scottish scientist, Alexander McCall Smith unites dream and reality, leaving us to wonder: what is life, but the pursuit of our dreams?
Alexander McCall Smith's prose has the merits of simplicity, euphony and precisionThis is art that conceals art. * * Sunday Telegraph on Alexander McCall Smith * *
One of the most ambitious acts of mass storytelling in recent years. * * Metro on The Myths series * *
The most ambitious simultaneous worldwide publication ever undertaken. * * The Times on The Myths series * *
One of the most ambitious acts of mass storytelling in recent years. * * Metro on The Myths series * *
The most ambitious simultaneous worldwide publication ever undertaken. * * The Times on The Myths series * *
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over fifty books, including the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels and several collections of short stories, including The Girl Who Married a Lion and Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations. In 2003 he was the winner of the UK's principal award for humorous writing, the Saga Award, and in the same year he won the Glenfiddich Award for Writing. Alexander McCall Smith lives in Scotland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841959610 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841959618 |
| Title | Dream Angus |
| Author | Alexander Mccall Smith |
| Series | Myths |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2007-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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