The Island of the Women by George Mackay Brown
A collection of short stories, exploring the author's concerns with history, spirituality, legend and storytelling.'George Mackay Brown is one of the masters of the short story form'
-- Ali Smith * Ali Smith *George Mackay Brown is one of the major Scottish literary figures of the twentieth century. A prolific poet and novelist, he took much of his inspiration from the myths and landscape of Orkney, and also from his deep Catholic faith. His collection of short stories A Time to Keep (1971) won the Katherine Mansfield Mentor short story prize and his novel Beside the Ocean of Time was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1994. He died in 1996.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904598909 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904598900 |
| Title | The Island of the Women |
| Author | George Mackay Brown |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2006-07-26 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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