The Making of Orcadia: Narrative Identity in the Prose Work of George Mackay Brown, Vol. 6

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Over the past four decades Brown has become the literary representative of the distant northern islands of Orkney, which share a Scottish and Scandinavian heritage. Schoene examines the connection between his prose writing and the reviving construction and maintenance of a distinct Orkney identity. He posits that a communal identity derives from dynamic narrative processes that merge fact and fiction into a story that is accepted as both authentic and mythical. The treatment benefits from an extended interview with Brown. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


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Over the past four decades Brown has become the literary representative of the distant northern islands of Orkney, which share a Scottish and Scandinavian heritage. Schoene examines the connection between his prose writing and the reviving construction and maintenance of a distinct Orkney identity. He posits that a communal identity derives from dynamic narrative processes that merge fact and fiction into a story that is accepted as both authentic and mythical. The treatment benefits from an extended interview with Brown. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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