The masked fisherman, and other stories
Brown, George Mackay, 1921-19961989
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A burned-out writer of thrillers seeks his ancestral roots as well as a new direction in Scotland's Orkney Islands. A ghost plucks a harp to pierce the gloom of a mansion oppressed by a tyrannical invalid woman. Brown, poet, novelist and short story writer ( Andrina ), blends past and present, folklore, history and a touch of the supernatural in these 21 carefully crafted tales. Most center on Orkney, capturing the isles' austere beauty, the daily rhythms of the fisherfolk and villagers whose pagan and Christian observances mark the cycle of the seasons. Yet this is no Eden. Snows and tempests are matched by the characters' rages, frustrations and ordinary problems
Main title:
Author:
Brown, George Mackay, 1921-1996, author
Imprint:
London : Murray, 1989.
Collation:
224 pages
Notes:
Orkney Library copy with barcode 2141435 is part of the Ian MacInnes Collection. StKrOLA
ISBN:
07195470089780719547003
Dewey class:
823.914
Local class:
FFIC Y
Language:
English
Index terms:
Short stories in English1945-Texts
BRN:
319453