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GEORGE
MACKAY BROWN
~ LATEST
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Advance
Notice
Coming in Autumn 2004
The Poor Man in his Castle
the last Christmas story written by GMB
to be published by The
Celtic Cross Press
in their usual limited edition format
with lino-cuts
More details from
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01751 417298
fax 01751 417739
email: info@celticcrosspress.com
'Keeping
the Sources Pure. The Making of George Mackay Brown'
by Sabina Schmid
ISBN: 3-03910-012-2
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Synopsis
This volume assesses the literary stature of George Mackay Brown by contextualising his prose and his poetry within twentieth-century British and European literary practices and traditions of thought. Challenging the typecasting of Brown as 'Orkney writer', the book links him with Euroepan Modernism and reveals the complex web of experiences, influences and relationships that shaped Brown's poetic development.
This comparative study argues that Edwin Muir, Gerard Manley Hopkins and Thomas Mann analysed remarkably similar cultural and spiritual phenomena, inspiring Brown's own work. Muir travelled back into what he called the racial memory of the tribe. Hopkins aimed for a revival of religious values and the recovery of the sacramental power of the word. Thomas Mann felt that man must discover and put into practice a 'new humanism' which would embrace the mythic-archetypal structure of the unconscious and man's individual consciousness. All four writers attempted to 'get back to the roots and sources' by probing the ways in which individuals and society as a whole gain a better understanding of and a more meaningful relationship with their pasts.
This book chronicles George Mackay Brown's personal and artistic journey, from his early reporting days on an Orkney newspaper, through spells in hospital recovering from tuberculosis, to his friendship with Edwin Muir and growing confidence in his own vision.
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Under
Brinkie's Brae |
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many years George Mackay Brown wrote a weekly column in The Orcadian,
and this book is the second of three selections from the column which
have been published in book form, the others being Letters
from Hamnavoe and Rockpools
and Daffodils. Under Brinkie's Brae was
published in hardback in 1979, and this is the first paperback edition
to appear.
To
read an extract or order Under Brinkie's Brae, contact |
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Six
Lives of Fankle the Cat
by
George Mackay Brown
Reissued in paperback
21st March 2002
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Floris Books 15 Harrison Gardens Edinburgh EH11 1SH Category: Children's Fiction 160 pages - illustrated new edition ISBN: 0863154034 Price £4.99 Available from: BookSource: Tel: 0131 229 6800 and  |
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"Everyone knows that cats have nine lives – but not every cat can tell you about them like Fankle!
Tom Strynd says he is
going to drown Fankle the cat in the millpond unless Jenny rescues
him, so even though her mother hates cats, Jenny takes him home.
Fankle tells Jenny the stories of his different lives with pirates, in
ancient Egypt and even with the Empress of China. George Mackay Brown
weaves the story of Orkney’s villagers into his writing in his own
inimitable style, resulting in a rewarding read for adults and
children alike.
Reading this most
lovely book is pure joy and
fun ..."
The Scotsman |
April 2002
George Mackay
Brown
(first paperback
edition)
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Steve
Savage Publishers are re-issuing this selection of short essays written
between 1971 and 1975 for the Orcadian newspaper. The essays
provide a diary of events in the Orkney calendar and comment on the
history of the islands. Together with glimpses into his private
world, a marvellous insight into Orkney life. |
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