Abstract
Collection of Short Stories: Fiction
These stories move from Mull's windswept beaches to the darkened backroom of a Glasgow strip club, from night-time on snow-covered slopes to the claustrophobia of a bizarre bus journey, but what develops through the differences in setting and style is a shared commitment to local culture and language, to warm humour, and most of all, to listening for the characters to emerge and express themselves within the text.
The collection includes an Introduction by Alan Warner and three of his short stories: 'Blind Billy's Pride,' 'It All Pours Down Like Silver,' and 'Sullivan's Ashes.'
These stories move from Mull's windswept beaches to the darkened backroom of a Glasgow strip club, from night-time on snow-covered slopes to the claustrophobia of a bizarre bus journey, but what develops through the differences in setting and style is a shared commitment to local culture and language, to warm humour, and most of all, to listening for the characters to emerge and express themselves within the text.
The collection includes an Introduction by Alan Warner and three of his short stories: 'Blind Billy's Pride,' 'It All Pours Down Like Silver,' and 'Sullivan's Ashes.'
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | The Common Breath |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-9160641-0-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
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Alan Warner
- School of Language, Literature, Music & Visual Culture, English - Senior Lecturer
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