Description
'One of the most important Scottish writers of the twentieth century' TLS Whisky and Scotland is a witty, erudite and lyrical toast to uisge beatha, the Celt's 'water of life'. Taking readers on a journey through the Highlands of Scotland, it describes the traditional techniques whereby barley grains become an amber spirit. Written by one of Scotland's most acclaimed early twentieth-century novelists, Whisky and Scotland remains timely and relevant, encompassing nationalism, culture and what it means to be Scottish in its examination of the whisky tradition. A classic since its original publication in 1935, this beautiful new gift edition of Whisky and Scotland will enlighten and entertain all who share the author's delight in a brew that recalls 'the world of hills and glens, of raging elements, of shelter, of divine ease'.
A beautiful new gift edition of Neil M. Gunn's classic celebration of malt whisky and its creators
About the Author
Neil M. Gunn was a Scottish novelist, critic and dramatist. Born in the northernmost county of mainland Scotland in 1891, he began his career as a customs and excise officer and spent sixteen years working at the Glen Mhor Whisky Distillery. He wrote prolifically throughout his life, authoring over twenty novels, essays and works of non-fiction. In 1937 he won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Highland River. Gunn is regarded as one of the most important Scottish authors of the early twentieth century and a leading light of the 'Scottish Renaissance' of the 1920s and 30s. He died in 1973.
Reviews
A beautiful exposition of the many virtues and varieties of Scotland's national drink -- Alan Riach
He demonstrates the ability to describe traditional whisky-making practices in clear and engaging terms . . . this is a whisky book written by a writer * Scotchwhisky.com *
(A) witty, indignant little book -- George Routledge & Sons
PRAISE FOR NEIL M. GUNN * : *
One of twentieth-century Scotland's most powerful novelists * Guardian *
One of the most important Scottish writers of the twentieth century * TLS *
Neil Gunn has given us a wonderful body of work - greater than Gibbon's and therefore the greatest achievement of its kind in modern Scottish literature, and since Walter Scott -- Hugh MacDiarmid
His generous and incisive writing engages and enlightens us -- John Burns
One of the central figures of the Scottish Literary Renaissance, and often acknowledged as the most important Scottish novelist of the early twentieth century * BBC *
One of Scotland's most distinguished writers -- Light in the North Festival
All his strength, his vision, his style come from his people, from the Scottish tradition, from the Gaelic past, but he applies them to the crucial questions of our time. What he has to say is a concern of all men. Scottish literature here is national, yet knows no national limitations -- Kurt Wittig, The Scottish Tradition in Literature
Book Information
ISBN 9781805226383
Author Neil M. Gunn
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Souvenir Press Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
A beautiful new gift edition of Neil M. Gunn's classic celebration of malt whisky and its creators
About the Author
Neil M. Gunn was a Scottish novelist, critic and dramatist. Born in the northernmost county of mainland Scotland in 1891, he began his career as a customs and excise officer and spent sixteen years working at the Glen Mhor Whisky Distillery. He wrote prolifically throughout his life, authoring over twenty novels, essays and works of non-fiction. In 1937 he won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Highland River. Gunn is regarded as one of the most important Scottish authors of the early twentieth century and a leading light of the 'Scottish Renaissance' of the 1920s and 30s. He died in 1973.
Reviews
A beautiful exposition of the many virtues and varieties of Scotland's national drink -- Alan Riach
He demonstrates the ability to describe traditional whisky-making practices in clear and engaging terms . . . this is a whisky book written by a writer * Scotchwhisky.com *
(A) witty, indignant little book -- George Routledge & Sons
PRAISE FOR NEIL M. GUNN * : *
One of twentieth-century Scotland's most powerful novelists * Guardian *
One of the most important Scottish writers of the twentieth century * TLS *
Neil Gunn has given us a wonderful body of work - greater than Gibbon's and therefore the greatest achievement of its kind in modern Scottish literature, and since Walter Scott -- Hugh MacDiarmid
His generous and incisive writing engages and enlightens us -- John Burns
One of the central figures of the Scottish Literary Renaissance, and often acknowledged as the most important Scottish novelist of the early twentieth century * BBC *
One of Scotland's most distinguished writers -- Light in the North Festival
All his strength, his vision, his style come from his people, from the Scottish tradition, from the Gaelic past, but he applies them to the crucial questions of our time. What he has to say is a concern of all men. Scottish literature here is national, yet knows no national limitations -- Kurt Wittig, The Scottish Tradition in Literature
Book Information
ISBN 9781805226383
Author Neil M. Gunn
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Souvenir Press Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
