After the Dance: Selected Stories of Iain Crichton Smith

by Iain Crichton Smith

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846974038
• ISBN13: 9781846974038
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Polygon
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"