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Magnus Merriman (Canongate Classics)
Eric Linklater
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Description for Magnus Merriman (Canongate Classics)
Paperback. 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. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canon Pr Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Canongate Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780862413132
SKU
V9780862413132
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-26
About Eric Linklater
Eric Linklater (1899-1974) was born in Wales and educated in Aberdeen. His family came from the Orkney Islands (his father was a master mariner), and the boy spent much of his childhood there. Linklater served as a private in the Black Watch at the close of WWI, surviving a nearly fatal head wound to return ... Read more
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