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Eric Linklater

The Goose Girl and Other Stories

Eric Linklater was one of the most respected and prolific Scottish writers of this century, yet more than twenty-five years have passed since his last collection of short stories was published.
This selection covers Linklater's entire writing life. The settings are as various as the places where he lived — Orkney, India, California, Edinburgh and the Highlands — the events that take place, both fantastic and sensual in their depiction.
A strong seam of Scottish history and culture runs through much of Linklater's work. The short stories include classics of the form, such as The Goose Girl and Kind Kitty, and wild variations on fairy stories, medieval myths, bawdy folk­tales, Viking sagas and 1920s crime reports. They derive from the magic of the world — love, beauty, ambition, drink and language. Their exuberant invention and comic verve provide glorious evidence for George Mackay Brown's assertion that 'Linklater is one of Scotland's best story-tellers ever'.
461 бумажная страница
Год выхода издания
2011
Издательства
Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury Reader
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