George Mackay Brown (1921–1996)
Autor/a de Beside the Ocean of Time
Sobre l'autor
Crèdit de la imatge: George Mackay Brown, author of "Beside the Ocean of Time"
Obres de George Mackay Brown
Penguin Modern Poets 21: Iain Crichton Smith, Norman MacCaig, George Mackay Brown (1972) — Autor — 22 exemplars
Beyond the Swelkie: A Collection of New Poems & Essays to Mark the Centenary of George Mackay Brown (1921-1996) (2021) 1 exemplars
Celia 1 exemplars
The Hooded Fisherman 1 exemplars
The year of the whale 1 exemplars
TWO POEMS FOR KENNA 1 exemplars
Obres associades
A Century of Children's Ghost Stories: Tales of Dread and Delight (1995) — Col·laborador — 27 exemplars
Ghosts in country villages: Stories of mystery and the supernatural (1983) — Col·laborador — 5 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1921-10-17
- Data de defunció
- 1996-04-13
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
- Llocs de residència
- Orkney, Scotland, UK
- Educació
- Newbattle Abbey College
University of Edinburgh (MA|1960) - Professions
- novelist
poet
short-story writer
playwright
columnist
essayist (mostra-les totes 9)
screenwriter
children's book author
librettist - Relacions
- Muir, Edwin (teacher)
- Organitzacions
- The Orcadian
Royal Society of Literature - Premis i honors
- Order of the British Empire (Officer, 1974)
Society of Authors Travel Award
Fletcher of Saltoun (Saltire) Award (1991)
Membres
Converses
SassyLassy Seeing the Trees and the Forest a Club Read 2022 (novembre 2022)
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 72
- També de
- 22
- Membres
- 1,728
- Popularitat
- #14,880
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 31
- ISBN
- 175
- Llengües
- 6
- Preferit
- 10
I enjoyed the first half of this book, which is focused on Ranald’s youth and travels. I did not maintain the same enthusiasm for the second half, which shifts to the rivalries among various Earls of Orkney, and their interactions with nearby Kings. Ranald becomes increasingly disillusioned with the politics and internecine squabbles among leaders, and retreats into an introspective life. As he ages, he prepares for his final journey, examining religious beliefs. Ranald’s’ story represents the process of gaining wisdom and finding what is important in life.
George Mackay Brown’s writing style is lovely. He tells Ranald’s allegorical tale in a manner that evokes the epic storytelling traditions of the past. I liked this book enough to read more of his back catalogue.
… (més)