Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Carl MacDougall
None
Already, Too Late
In post-war Glasgow a primary school class was set a composition topic: a memorable family event. Each child completed the assignment – all, that is, but one. Why didn't you write about your family? Please, miss. I didn't, I didn't know what to write. But now, he does. In Already, Too Late, Carl MacDougall, one of Scotland's most accomplished and celebrated literary writers, presents a memoir of extraordinary authenticity and honesty. This memoir takes us through MacDougall's upbringing, both in and out of care on the west coast of Scotland, Fife, and industrial Glasgow, during the first decade of his life. Within this world, now teetering on the brink of our collective memory, sits a single-parent household of German descent; money is tight, trauma roams free and tragedy comes calling again and again. Through a powerful mosaic of stories, MacDougall strips away all rose-tinted sentimentality to create a vivid account of heart-break, dissociation and loss. Already, Too Late is the early life of an outsider looking in, a changeling child, displaced, alone, and – in his own grandmother's words – 'no right'. Because for some, even the very beginning is already too late.
Someone always robs the poor
A long-awaited new collection of stories from one of Scotland’s most acclaimed writers. A young man returns from London, facing the prospect of reunion with a young daughter he’s never met. A woman recounts her family’s doomed attempt to emigrate from Poland to America 70 years before. A creative writing tutor is shocked by the story of one of his students, who is connected to a past atrocity in Bosnia. A former architect fights a losing battle with alcoholism and the ghosts from his past. Here is a new collection of brilliant stories from the multi-award winning elder statesman of Scottish literature, exploring themes of poverty, migration, alienation, accountability and alcoholism, with an impressive depth and emotional range.
Scots
'Scots' accompanies the four-part television series to be screened by BBC2 in early 2006. Written and presented by Carl MacDougall, the series tells the story of the Scots language from its common roots with English to the present day.
Painting the Forth Bridge
With the new Parliament now established, Scotland stands poised on the brink of momentous changes in its political, social, economic and cultural life. In this book, Carl MacDougall, one of Scotland's most distinguished writers, sets out to investigate the nature of the Scottish identity, to examine its roots and to evaluate the possibilities of a new flowering in the years ahead. Applying his pointed critical analysis to Scottish art, architecture, dance, music and literature, MacDougall strips away the layers of romantic mythology associated with Scottishness -- from Bonnie Prince Charlie to Braveheart -- and assesses how the deep need for a hero has led the Scots first to deify and then denigrate individuals such as Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Sean Connery, and Billy Connolly. Finally, he argues persuasively in favor of a newly self-confident national identity based on the contemporary realities of Scottish life and culture. Witty and frequently controversial, Painting the Forth Bridge is indispensable reading, not just for Scots, but also for all those concerned with the issue of national identity.
Writing Scotland
The book of the series will be written by the presenter, and while it will follow the format of the television series, it will deal with the issues at a greater depth; it will include textual extracts and also be illustrated. The book will also feature the work of photographer, Murdo Macleod, who has photographed most of the featured living writers. unique and distinctive writing tradition has continually defined the nation, established its identity and was the springboard upon which devolution was built. And now at the start of the twenty-first century, Scottish writers enjoy unprecedented international acclaim and have helped define Scotland's place in the modern world. approach to ideas television: As producer John Archer put it, 'I believe that what works best on television is passion, and it is through the passion of the presenter and interviewees that we intend to draw in the general viewer.'
Stone Over Water
None
The Lights Below
None
