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Martin MacIntyre book – his debut.

Love, war, death, passion, belonging, identity, uncertainty, desire, tragedy and joy are just some of the themes which are skilfully explored in MacIntyre’s thrilling debut collection of short stories.

Winner of the Saltire Award 2003.

Launched at the Edinburgh Book Festival.

Bringing infectious enthusiasm and a lifetime’s experience to bear on this multi-faceted literary nation, Alan Riach, Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, sets out to guide you through the varied and ever-evolving landscape of Scottish literature. A comprehensive and extensive work designed not only for scholars but also for the generally curious, Scottish Literature: an introduction tells the tale of Scotland’s many voices across the ages, from Celtic pre-history to modern mass media. Forsaking critical jargon, Riach journeys chronologically through individual works and writers, both the famed and the forgotten, alongside broad overviews of cultural contexts which connect texts to their own times. Expanding the restrictive canon of days gone by, Riach also sets down a new core body of ‘Scottish Literature’: key writers and works in English, Scots, and Gaelic. Ranging across time and genre, Scottish Literature: an introduction invites you to hear Scotland through her own words.

MacIntyre went on to produce 5 more works. He is now resident in Spain.