Lewis Grassic Gibbon
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Lewis Grassic Gibbon (13 February 1901 - 7 February 1935), born James Leslie Mitchell was a Scottish writer.
Born and raised in Aberdeenshire, he started working as a journalist for the Aberdeen Journal and the Scottish Farmer at age 16. In 1920 he enlisted with the Royal Air Force, working as a clerk and spending some time in the Middle East. In 1928 he left the RAF and began writing full-time. He wrote numerous books and shorter works under both his real name and nom de plume before his early death in 1935.
Although not recognised during the author's lifetime, his trilogy entitled A Scots Quair and in particular its first book Sunset Song are considered to be among the defining works of 20th century Scottish Renaissance.
The Grassic Gibbon Centre was established in Arbuthnott in 1991 to commemorate the authors life.
Bibliography
- Hanno: or the Future of Exploration (1928)
- Stained Radiance: A Fictionist's Prelude (1930)
- The Thirteenth Disciple (1931)
- The Calends of Cairo (1931)
- Three Go Back (1932)
- The Lost Trumpet (1932)
- Sunset Song (1932), the first book of the trilogy A Scots Quair
- Persian Dawns, Egyptian Nights (1932)
- Image and Superscription (1933)
- Cloud Howe (1933), the second book of the trilogy A Scots Quair
- Spartacus (1933)
- Niger: The Life of Mungo Park (1934)
- The Conquest of the Maya (1934)
- Gay Hunter (1934)
- Scottish Scene (1934), with Hugh MacDiarmid
- Grey Granite (1934), the third book of the trilogy A Scots Quair
- Nine Against the Unknown (1934)
- The Speak of the Mearns (1982), published posthumously
External links
- The Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre (http://www.grassicgibbon.com/)