collection is huge, and out of all of it, there were only a handful of stories that didn't really sing for me.
highly recommended, especially to anyone who enjoys dark fiction, since this book spans centuries, it gives a real perspective on continuities in scottish literature, meh Encompassing magical fairy tales and modern innovative works, The Oxford Book of Scottish Short Stories surveys the rich literary heritage of Scotland, in a collection of fortyfour superb tales, the most extensive such anthology in print.
Here readers will discover such wonderful tales as The Wee Bannock, Sir Walter Scott's classic The Two Drovers widely considered the first true short story ever written, Muriel Spark's BangBang You're Dead, and James Kelman's Sunday Papers.
Not only are the finest writers of the past well representedincluding familiar faces such as Sir James Barrie and Robert Louis Stevensonbut there's also a host of superb modern writers here as well, such as Shena MacKay, Alan Spence, Margaret Elphinstone, Ronald Frame, and Janice Galloway, to name but a few.
With a highly informative and insightful introduction by Douglas Dunn, one of Scotland's leading literary figures, this anthology offers a revealing look at the best of Scottish writing.
Douglas Eaglesham Dunn is a Scottish poet, academic and critic, He was a Professor of English at the University of St Andrews from, becoming Director of the Universitys Scottish Studies Centre inuntil his retirement in September.
He is now an Honorary Professor at St Andrews, still undertaking postgraduate supervision in the School of English, He was a member of the Scottish Arts Council, He holds an honorary doctorate LL, D. , law from the University of Dundee, an honorary doctorate D, Litt. , literature from the University of Hull and St Andrews, He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in.
Terry Street, Dunns first coll Douglas Eaglesham Dunn is a Scottish poet, academic and critic, He was a Professor of English at the University of St Andrews from, becoming Director of the University's Scottish Studies Centre inuntil his retirement in September.
He is now an Honorary Professor at St Andrews, still undertaking postgraduate supervision in the School of English, He was a member of the Scottish Arts Council, He holds an honorary doctorate LL, D. , law from the University of Dundee, an honorary doctorate D, Litt. , literature from the University of Hull and St Andrews, He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in.
Terry Street, Dunn's first collection of poems, appeared inand received a Scottish Arts Council Book Award as well as a Somerset Maugham Award.
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