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Iain Crichton-Smith

    A prolific Scottish man of letters, Iain Crichton Smith penned works in both English and Scottish Gaelic, earning renown for his poetry, short stories, and novels. His writing delves into themes of identity, language, and the collision of tradition with modernity. Smith masterfully captures the inner lives of his characters and the stark beauty of the Scottish landscape. His distinctive voice resonates powerfully within the literature of both languages he embraced.

    New Collected Poems: Iain Crichton-Smith
    The Nicolson Institute
    After the Dance
    The River Nene
    Deer on the High Hills
    The Hollywood Meme
    • 2021

      The first Selected since 1985 and the poet's death, this looks afresh at the work of one of Scotland's best loved writers and one of the original Penguin Modern Poets.

      Deer on the High Hills
    • 2018

      The Hollywood Meme

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      With case studies from the film industries of Turkey, India and the Philippines, 'The Hollywood Meme' is the first comprehensive study of the transnational adaptations of Hollywood movies that have appeared throughout world cinema.

      The Hollywood Meme
    • 2017

      After the Dance

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      A collection of Iain Crichton Smith's short fiction.

      After the Dance
    • 2016

      This guide covers the River Nene from Blisworth in to the Dog in a Doublet sluice below Peterborough. Commentary and essential notes support clear mapping by Iain Smith. Includes the Grand Union Canal Northampton Arm. The 2016 edition has been thoroughly revised and updated.

      The River Nene
    • 2011

      New Collected Poems: Iain Crichton-Smith

      • 398 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
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      Includes poems that are takes from the four books the poet published in the 1990s: Ends and Beginnings (1994), The Human Face (1996), The Leaf and The Marble (1998) and A Country for Old Men and My Canadian Uncle (2000), together with extracts from his 1971 translation of Dain do Eimhir agus Dain Eile (Poems to Eimhir, 1943).

      New Collected Poems: Iain Crichton-Smith
    • 2000

      Iain Crichton Smith's SCOTNOTE study guide is a skilful and intelligent guide to the themes and characters of the novel, and explores the religious, philosophical and moral questions that it poses. Suitable for senior school pupils and students of all ages. schovat popis

      Robin Jenkins's The Cone-Gatherers
    • 1995

      Consider the Lilies

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
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      Set during the Highland Clearances, this novel focuses on the eviction of an old woman from her croft. Betrayed by the Church, she finds comfort from an unlikely source, as she recalls her life in flashbacks, she is forced to make a painful, but honest reappraisal of her entire world.

      Consider the Lilies