After the Dance

Selected Stories of Iain Crichton Smith

Fiction & Literature
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Author: Iain Crichton Smith ISBN: 9780857903235
Publisher: Birlinn Publication: September 21, 2017
Imprint: Polygon Language: English
Author: Iain Crichton Smith
ISBN: 9780857903235
Publisher: Birlinn
Publication: September 21, 2017
Imprint: Polygon
Language: English

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 the Dance proves that big themes – love, history, power, submission, death – can be addressed without the foil of irony and acquire resonance when given a local habitation and a voice that risks pure, humane, impassioned speech.This updated edition includes the story ‘Home’

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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 the Dance proves that big themes – love, history, power, submission, death – can be addressed without the foil of irony and acquire resonance when given a local habitation and a voice that risks pure, humane, impassioned speech.This updated edition includes the story ‘Home’

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