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After the Dance

Selected Stories of Iain Crichton Smith

By (author) Iain Crichton Smith
Edited by Alan Warner
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Birlinn General, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Imprint: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Published: 1st Sep 2017
Dimensions: w 128mm h 197mm d 27mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN-10: 1846974038
ISBN-13: 9781846974038
Barcode No: 9781846974038
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Synopsis
As a child Iain Crichton Smith was raised speaking Gaelic on the island of Lewis. At school in Stornoway he spoke English. Like many islanders before and since, his culture was divided: two languages and two histories entailing exile. His divided perspective delineated the tyranny of history and religion, of the cramped life of small communities, and gave him a compassionate eye for the struggle of women and men in a world defined by denials. After the Dance proves that big themes - love, history, power, submission, death - can be addressed without the foil of irony and acquire resonance when given a local habitation and a voice that risks pure, humane, impassioned speech. This updated edition includes the story 'Home'

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