Whisky and Scotland by Neil M Gunn

Whisky and Scotland by Neil M Gunn

'One of the most important Scottish writers of the twentieth century' Times Literary Supplement This beautiful gift edition of Whisky and Scotland is a witty, erudite and lyrical toast to uisgebeatha, the Celt's 'water of life'. Taking readers on a journey through the highlands of Scotland, it describes the traditional techniques whereby barley grains become an amber spirit. Written by one of Scotland's leading twentieth century novelists, Neil M. Gunn, Whisky and Scotland remains timely and relevant, encompassing nationalism, culture and what it means to be Scottish in its examination of the whisky tradition. A classic since its original publication in 1935, Whisky and Scotland will enlighten and entertain all who share the author's delight in a brew that recalls 'the world of hills and glens, of raging elements, of shelter, of divine ease'.

One of the most important Scottish writers of the twentieth century * Times Literary Supplement *
Neil Gunn has given us a wonderful body of work - greater than Gibbon's and therefore the greatest achievement of its kind in modern Scottish literature, and since Walter Scott * Hugh MacDiarmid *

Neil M. Gunn was a Scottish novelist, critic and dramatist. Born in the northernmost county of mainland Scotland in 1891, he began his career as a customs and excise officer and spent sixteen years working at the Glen Mhor Whisky Distillery. He wrote prolifically throughout his life, authoring over twenty novels, essays and works of non-fiction. In 1937 he won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Highland River. Gunn is regarded as one of the most important Scottish authors of the early twentieth century and a leading light of the 'Scottish Renaissance' of the 1920s and 30s. He died in 1973.

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ISBN 13	9780285634336
ISBN 10	028563433X
Title	Whisky and Scotland
Author	Neil M Gunn
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	1998-03-26
Number of pages	192
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