The New Penguin Book of Scottish Short Stories - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140064117 ISBN 13: 9780140064117

Verlag: Penguin, 1983

Inhaltsangabe

While stories as such as "Alicky's Watch" depict the influence of the Calvinist religion, darker aspects are offset by the comedy found in "The Money" or "Pedestrian". Contributors to this collection of Scottish short stories include Naomi Mitchison, George Mackay Brown and Iain Crichton Smith.

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Reseña del editor

In the art of the short story, Scotland's writers have led the way. The earliest in this anthology, those of Sir Walter Scott and James Hogg, are rich in folklore, proverb, superstition, and sinister humor. Throughout this collection, a preoccupation with the supernatural emerges, from the spiritual torment of John Buchan's "The Outgoing of the Tide" to the chilling premonition of Muriel Spark's "The House of the Famous Poet". While stories such as "Alicky's Watch" depict the influence of the Calvinist religion, darker subjects are frequently offset by the comedy found in tales like "A Wee Nip". Among the other contributors to this spirited collection are Robert Louis Stevenson, Naomi Mitchison, and George Mackay Brown.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1983
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0140064117
• ISBN 13: 9780140064117
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
• Herausgeber: Murray Ian
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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