Glaikit, mockit, droukit, drouthy, couthy, scunner, thrawn - the Scots language is rich with words too gallus not to glory in, dialect terms that deserve better than to be boxed away as precious oddities. Here we've collected some of the strangest writers of Scottish descent to bring these terms to life - that's Scottish by heritage or residence, adoption or initiation...
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a first UK edition trade (large sized) paperback published in December 2013. Unread. Bought new at publication and stored carefully ever since. Edited by Hal Duncan and Chris Kelso. SYNOPSIS: "Strange fiction of Scottish descent. Glaikit, mockit, droukit, drouthy, couthy, scunner, thrawn - the Scots language is rich with words too gallus not to glory in, dialect terms that deserve better than to be boxed away as precious oddities. Eibonvale Press has collected some of the strangest writers of Scottish descent to bring these terms to life - that's Scottish by heritage or residence, adoption or initiation. Contents: Sweeter Than, Neil Williamson; Maw, Wendy Muzlanova; Maukit, Brian Milton; Fallen through a Giant's Eyes, T.J. Berg; Newayr, Douglas Thompson; The Bouk Puppie Show, Preston Grassman; The Laird of Nagasaki, Tom Bradley; Palais 1930, Rob McClure Smith; The Losers, Angus McAllister; Drive the Warlike Angles into the Sea!!!, Nick Mamatas; Widows in the World, Gavin Grant; I am not (), Phil Raines; Studying Honeybloods with the Queen of Exotica, Kirsty Logan; Mary, Thomas and Joe, Stravaigin, David McGroarty; For Your Guising, Gio Clairval; Nae Greeance o' Bane, Tim Jarvis; Bowfin Island, Anna Tambour" Packed weight 545gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Seller Inventory # 10467
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