fiction
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Chekhov’s fiction, seemingly mundane, has a darkness running through it. Read more
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Muckle Flugga is a fantastical novel, more resembling an Alasdair Gray novel. Like Gray, Pederson is not solely a writer of prose; he is also a poet, […] the prose is often beautiful and lyrical. Read more
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The rabbits and pheasants from the forests are for the stew, the salmon taken from the rivers is likewise for the table, and the whisky is for weddings and celebrations. It is for their community, and none of it is for selling, not for profit nor for making someone else rich. Read more
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Dickens satirises the middle classes and those in office that promoted policy that sought to prevent working-class people from marrying and having families. Read more
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[…] fable-like and pourquoi stories that are funny and entertaining, in which Gray demonstrates the breadth of his talent as a writer. Read more
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The book gives testament to the bravery of ordinary men and women […] who stood up to face legal threat and military violence in the face of famine and destitution. Read more
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‘This Is What You Get’ was named Scots Book o the Year 2025, at a ceremony in Dundee on the 6th of September Read more
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A Scotland-wide divide becomes apparent in the chipper. Read more
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writing has to be honest, and that genuine emotion has to come from the writer Read more
Iain Mac Lachlainn 