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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALI SMITHYoung Chris Guthrie lives a brutal life in the harsh landscape of northern Scotland, torn between her passion for the land, duty to her family and her love of books. When her mother, broken by repeated childbirths, takes her own life and poisons her two youngest children, Chris is left with her father to run the farm on her own. Soon she is alone, and for the first time can choose how to spend her life. But as the First World War begins, everything changes, and the young men leave Scotland for battle. The first in Gibbon's classic trilogy A Scot's Quair, Sunset Song is infused with local vernacular, and innovatively blends Scots and English in an intense description of Scottish life in the early twentieth century.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALI SMITHYoung Chris Guthrie lives a brutal life in the harsh landscape of northern Scotland, torn between her passion for the land, duty to her family and her love of books. When her mother, broken by repeated childbirths, takes her own life and poisons her two youngest children, Chris is left with her father to run the farm on her own. Soon she is alone, and for the first time can choose how to spend her life. But as the First World War begins, everything changes, and the young men leave Scotland for battle. The first in Gibbon's classic trilogy A Scot's Quair, Sunset Song is infused with local vernacular, and innovatively blends Scots and English in an intense description of Scottish life in the early twentieth century.

''Oh, she hated and loved in a breath!''Faced with the choice between her harsh farming life and the seductive world of books and learning, the spirited Chris Guthrie decides to remain in rural Scotland. But as the devastation of the First World War leaves Chris and her community in tatters, she must draw strength from what she loves – and endure, like the land she loves so intensely.Powerful and moving, Sunset Song is an inspirational celebration of the human spirit.

The uprising of the slaves against the Romans in 73 BC, led by the gladiator Spartacus, has been an inspiration to generations of people who have stood up against oppression. By the time he was captured by Marcus Licinius Crassus in 71 BC and executed by crucifixion, his army of around 90 000 slaves and dispossessed had defeated several Roman armies and devastated much of the southern part of the Italian peninsula. For Karl Marx, Spartacus was ''the most splendid fellow that all ancient history has to show; great general, noble character, real representative of the ancient proletariat''. For Grassic Gibbon, a lifelong Marxist International and successful historian of early civilisations, Spartacus allowed him to focus on his fiercely held beliefs in the nature of society, the freedom of the individual, and the inevitable collapse of ''civilisation''.

The second part of the ''A Scots Quair'' trilogy, following on from ''Sunset Song''. This follows the story of Chris Guthrie, a women from north east Scotland during the early 20th century. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Faced with a choice between a harsh farming life and the world of books and learning, Chris Guthrie chooses to remain in her rural community, bound by her intense love of the land. But everything changes with the arrival of the First World War and Chris finds her land altered beyond recognition.In lyrical prose, Sunset Song evokes village life in the early twentieth century and offers a powerful portrait of a land and people in turmoil.This stunning new edition of one of the most cherished Scottish novels of the twentieth century includes a specially commissioned introduction by Nicola Sturgeon, in which she writes with heartfelt passion of her love for what she regards as 'one of the finest literary accomplishments Scotland has ever known . . . In no small way, I owe my love of literature to Sunset Song'.

Twice Voted Scotland's Favourite Book'Left me scorched' Ali Smith'Unforgettable' GuardianFaced with a choice between a harsh farming life and the world of books and learning, Chris Guthrie chooses to remain in her rural community, bound by her intense love of the land. But everything changes with the arrival of the First World War and Chris finds her land altered beyond recognition.One of the greatest and most heartbreaking love stories ever told,, Sunset Song offers a powerful portrait of a land and people in turmoil.

'Oh, she hated and loved in a breath!'Faced with the choice between her harsh farming life and the seductive world of books and learning, the spirited Chris Guthrie decides to remain in rural Scotland. But as the devastation of the First World War leaves Chris and her community in tatters, she must draw strength from what she loves – and endure, like the land she loves so intensely.Powerful and moving, Sunset Song is an inspirational celebration of the human spirit.

Chris Guthrie, torn between her love of the land and her desire to escape the narrow horizons of a peasant culture, is the thread that links these three works. In them, Gibbon interweaves the personal joys and sorrows of Chris' life with the greater historical and political events of the time.Sunset Song, the first and most celebrated book of the trilogy, covers the early years of the twentieth century, including the First World War. Chris survives, with her son Ewan, but the tragedy has struck and her wild spirit is subdued. In Cloud Howe, as the minister's wife, Chris learns to love again, and we witness the cruel gossip and high comedy of small village life until, once again, Chris suffers a terrible loss. Grey Granite focuses on her son Ewan and his passionate involvement with justice for the common man. For Chris, with her intuitive strength, nothing lasts - only the land endures.

Lewis Grassic Gibbon (1901–1935) schrieb mit "Wind und Wolkenlicht" die Geschichte von Chris Guthrie aus "Lied vom Abendrot" fort. Nach dem Tod ihres ersten Mannes heiratet Chris den Idealisten Robert Colquohoun und zieht mit ihm und ihrem Sohn Ewan in die Kleinstadt Segget, wo Robert eine Pastorenstelle annimmt. Chris hadert mit ihrer Rolle als Pastorenfrau, die Sehnsucht nach der weiten Landschaft ihrer Kindheit, die ihr Freiheit und Ungebundenheit bedeutet, lässt sie nicht los. Gibbon entwirft in dem kleinstädtischen Segget eine Galerie eigenwilliger Charaktere: darunter der frömmelnde Postmeister MacDougall Brown, Klatschbase Ag Moultrie, Großbauer Dalziel und nicht zuletzt die Arbeiter der Jutespinnerei, die gegen unumstößlich scheinende Hierarchien aufbegehren.Vor dem Hintergrund des gescheiterten Generalstreiks 1926 zeichnet Lewis Grassic Gibbon mit liebevoller, oft harscher Komik das Bild einer Gesellschaft im Netz von tradierten Privilegien und Unterdrückung. Die ungewöhnliche kollektive Erzählstimme treibt den Fluss der Geschichte voran und schaut den Figuren in die Köpfe. Klatsch, Gerüchte und persönliche Animositäten bestimmen in rhythmischen Satzketten, im Original teilweise im schottischen Dialekt, das Miteinander und stellen vor allem eines in Frage: historische Wahrheit. Esther Kinsky bietet in ihrer prachtvollen, vielstimmigen Übersetzung Klänge, Farben, Derbheiten und zarte Schönheiten des Deutschen auf, von denen wir gar nicht wussten. Es ist diese überwältigende, reiche Sprache, die im Roman die sozialen und politischen Spannungen einer Gesellschaft im Wandel überwindet.

Lewis Grassic Gibbon, der bürgerlich James Leslie Mitchell hieß (1901–1935), hat sich ganz besonders mit der Hauptfigur Chris so tief in die Herzen seiner Leser eingeschrieben, dass sie "Lied vom Abendrot" bis heute immer wieder zum größten schottischen Roman aller Zeiten wählen. Erzählt wird die Geschichte von Chris Guthrie, die unter ihrem strengen Vater leidet. Sie darf das College besuchen, bis die Mutter stirbt und Chris auf den Hof zurückkehren muss. Nach dem plötzlichen Tod auch des Vaters führt Chris jedoch nicht ihr Studium weiter fort, sondern verschreibt sich ganz dem kleinen elterlichen Anwesen am Fuße der rauen Mearns. Ihr Leben bleibt geprägt vom Konflikt zwischen der "englischen Chris" der Bildung und der "Kinraddier Chris" mit ihrer Liebe zur regionalen Sprache und Landschaft. Das belastet auch die junge Ehe mit dem Landarbeiter Ewan, bis der Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs das Leben der ganzen Gemeinschaft unwiderruflich verändert.Was "Lied vom Abendrot" neben dieser mitreißenden Geschichte zu einem Ereignis macht, sind die Sprachkraft und vor allem Sprachmelodie Gibbons. Wie ein nie versiegendes, vom Lauf der Jahreszeiten in Gang gehaltenes Lied bringt der Ton der Erzählung Menschen, Natur und Landschaft zum Klingen. Die Welt – mit ihren alltäglichen Mühen und ihrer Sprödigkeit – besitzt eine Schönheit, die nur Lewis Grassic Gibbon einzufangen in der Lage ist. Und Esther Kinsky, die eine deutsche Sprache gefunden hat, die "Lied vom Abendrot" in seinem vielgestaltigen, tiefen Reichtum und seiner Zuneigung zu den Menschen uns deutschen Lesern zugänglich macht.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Collected Works of Lewis Grassic Gibbon (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Sunset Song is the first book of the trilogy A Scots Quair and widely regarded as one of the most important Scottish novels of the 20th century. Chris Guthrie, the female protagonist, is a strong character who grows up in a dysfunctional farming family. Life is hard after her dad''s death and she must take some tough decisions to save her farms under the inevitable threat of World War I.Cloud HoweII is the story of Chris Guthrie and her second husband Robert. They move to Segget, a mill town where a class struggle is taking shape and Robert is at the helm of political affairs.Grey Granite is the final book of the trilogy A Scots Quair. It reveals the story of Ewan, Chris''s son in the 1930s depression era. Ewan is forced to become a communist activist due to violence and police brutality. But everything is threatened when the cause becomes bigger than the people around him.Three Go Back, after a mid-air plane crash, Clair Stranlay, Sir John Mullaghan, and Keith Sinclair end up 25,000 years back in time to the lost island of Atlantis…Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), a Scottish writer famous for his contribution to the Scottish Renaissance and portrayal of strong female characters.

This carefully crafted ebook: "A SCOTS QUAIR: Sunset Song, Cloud Howe & Grey Granite (World''s Classics Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Sunset Song is the first book of the trilogy A Scots Quair and widely regarded as one of the most important Scottish novels of the 20th century. Chris Guthrie, the female protagonist, is a strong character who grows up in a dysfunctional farming family. Life is hard after her dad''s death and she must take some tough decisions to save her farms under the inevitable threat of World War I.Cloud HoweII is the story of Chris Guthrie and her second husband Robert. They move to Segget, a mill town where a class struggle is taking shape and Robert is at the helm of political affairs.Grey Granite is the final book of the trilogy and the story of Ewan, Chris''s son in the depression era. Ewan is forced to become a communist activist due to violence and police brutality. But everything is threatened when the cause becomes bigger than the people around him.Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell (1901 – 1935), a Scottish writer famous for his contribution to the Scottish Renaissance and portrayal of strong female characters.

This carefully crafted ebook: "SUNSET SONG (World''s Classic Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Sunset Song is widely regarded as one of the most important Scottish novels of the 20th century. Chris Guthrie, the female protagonist, is a strong character who grows up in a dysfunctional farming family. Life is hard after her dad''s death and she must take some tough decisions to save her farms under the inevitable threat of World War I . . .Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), a Scottish writer famous for his contribution to the Scottish Renaissance and portrayal of strong female characters.

This carefully crafted ebook: "CLOUD HOWE (Scottish Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Cloud HoweII is the story of Chris Guthrie and her second husband Robert. They move to Segget, a mill town where a class struggle is taking shape and Robert is at the helm of political affairs…"The borough of Segget stands under the Mounth, on the southern side, in the Mearns Howe, Fordoun lies near and Drumlithie nearer, you can see the Laurencekirk lights of a night glimmer and glow as the mists come down." (Excerpt)Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell (1901 – 1935), a Scottish writer famous for his contribution to the Scottish Renaissance and portrayal of strong female characters.

This carefully crafted ebook: "GREY GRANITE (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Grey Granite belongs to "A Scots Quair Series", one of the greatest works of Scottish literature. This is a story of a young man Ewan and his struggles during the depression era of 1930s. Ewan is forced to become a communist activist due to violence and police brutality. But everything is threatened when the cause becomes bigger than the people around him…"Here the slipper-slide of the pavement took a turn that she knew, leading up to the heights of Windmill Place, and shortly, out of the yellow swath, she saw come shambling the lines of the Steps with their iron hand-rail like a famished snake." (Excerpt)Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), a Scottish writer famous for his contribution to the Scottish Renaissance and portrayal of strong female characters.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Three Go Back (Science Fiction Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.After a mid-air plane crash, Clair Stranlay, Sir John Mullaghan, and Keith Sinclair end up 25,000 years back in time to the lost island of Atlantis…"It startled the crew of the Rio tramp and there was a momentary scurry of grimy off-watches reaching the deck, and a great upward gape of astounded eyes and mouths. Then the second engineer, a knowledgeable man, voiced explanations…" (Excerpt) .Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), a Scottish writer famous for his contribution to the Scottish Renaissance and portrayal of strong female characters.

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