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This hilarious novel charts the rise and fall (and perhaps the rise again) of Magnus Merriman-would-be lover, writer, politician, idealist and crofter-moved by dreams of greatness and a talent for farcical defeat. Convinced that 'small nations are safer to live in than big ones', Magnus becomes a Nationalist candidate for the parliamentary seat of 'Kinluce'. With details based on Linklater's own experiences in an East Fife by-election in 1933, the way is set for a satirical and irreverent portrait of Scottish life, literature and politics in the 1930s. Nothing is sacred and no-one is spared.
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Magnus Merriman, Eric Linklater, Douglas Gifford
- Language
- Released
- 1990
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Magnus Merriman
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Eric Linklater, Douglas Gifford
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Released
- 1990
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0862413133
- ISBN13
- 9780862413132
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Humor
- Description
- This hilarious novel charts the rise and fall (and perhaps the rise again) of Magnus Merriman-would-be lover, writer, politician, idealist and crofter-moved by dreams of greatness and a talent for farcical defeat. Convinced that 'small nations are safer to live in than big ones', Magnus becomes a Nationalist candidate for the parliamentary seat of 'Kinluce'. With details based on Linklater's own experiences in an East Fife by-election in 1933, the way is set for a satirical and irreverent portrait of Scottish life, literature and politics in the 1930s. Nothing is sacred and no-one is spared.