The Testament of Gideon Mack - Softcover
A son of the manse, Gideon Mack has grown up in an austere and chilly house, dominated by a joyless father. Unable to believe in God, he is far more attracted by the forbidden allure of television and popular culture. Father and son clash traumatically one day and it may be guilt that drives Mack to take up a career in the Church.
This minister, who doesn’t believe in God, the Devil or an afterlife, one day discovers a standing stone in the middle of a wood where previously there had been none. Unsure what to make of this apparition, Mack’s life begins to unravel dramatically until the moment when he is swept into a mountain stream, which pours down a chasm before disappearing underground. Miraculously Mack emerges three days later, battered but alive. He seems to have lost his mind however, since he claims that while underground he met the Devil.
To this fantastic and utterly mesmerising story, Robertson adds a wealth of insight about Scotland from the Sixties to the present day. Written with tight pacing, superlative storytelling and immense imaginative power, this is Robertson’s most ambitious and accessible novel to date.
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Overwhelmingly compassionate and thought-provoking . . . In the hands of great writers the unlikeliest stories are generally the most rewarding (Irvine Welsh The Guardian)
Robertson is a true descendant of James Hogg – this is a superb piece of Scottish Gothic (The Times)
A rich novel of ideas about faith, Scotland and the ways in which fictions shape our lives (Sunday Telegraph)
Artful and lyrical . . . you are under the influence of a master storyteller . . . this book promises to become a Scottish masterpiece (Sunday Herald)
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Robertson is a true descendant of James Hogg – this is a superb piece of Scottish Gothic (The Times)
A rich novel of ideas about faith, Scotland and the ways in which fictions shape our lives (Sunday Telegraph)
Artful and lyrical . . . you are under the influence of a master storyteller . . . this book promises to become a Scottish masterpiece (Sunday Herald)
James Robertson is the author of The Fanatic, Joseph Knight, The Testament of Gideon Mack, And the Land Lay Still, and The Professor of Truth. Hamish Hamilton published his most recent novel, To Be Continued. Joseph Knight won the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year, The Testament of Gideon Mack was longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize, and And the Land Lay Still won the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year. Robertson is also the author of four short story collections, most recently 365: Stories, five poetry collections and numerous children's books written in English and Scots. He runs the independent publishing house Kettillonia, and he is co-founder and general editor of the Scots language imprint Itchy Coo, which produces books in Scots for children and young adults.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0141049669
- ISBN 13 9780141049663
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages400
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