WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FICTION OF THE YEAR AWARD
ONE OF THE LIST'S BEST SCOTTISH BOOKS OF ALL TIME
Set in nineteen-sixties Glasgow, this novel portrays the struggles and conflicts of young working-class hero and would-be novelist Mat Craig, whose desire to define himself as an artist creates social and family tensions.
This classic of Scottish twentieth-century literature is renowned for its vivid descriptions of Glasgow and the fight for individual creative expression; it remains as authentic and relevant more than fifty years after its original publication.
Includes an Introduction by Alasdair Gray as well as Archie Hind’s unfinished novel Fur Sadie and one of his essays ‘Men of the Clyde’.
| ISBN: | 9781846976865 |
| Publication date: | 5th September 2024 |
| Author: | Archie Hind |
| Publisher: | Polygon an imprint of Birlinn Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Primary Genre | Family Drama |
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WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FICTION OF THE YEAR AWARD
ONE OF THE LIST'S BEST SCOTTISH BOOKS OF ALL TIME
Set in nineteen-sixties Glasgow, this novel portrays the struggles and conflicts of young working-class hero and would-be novelist Mat Craig, whose desire to define himself as an artist creates social and family tensions.
This classic of Scottish twentieth-century literature is renowned for its vivid descriptions of Glasgow and the fight for individual creative expression; it remains as authentic and relevant more than fifty years after its original publication.
Includes an Introduction by Alasdair Gray as well as Archie Hind’s unfinished novel Fur Sadie and one of his essays ‘Men of the Clyde’.
The Dear Green Place features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Family Drama, General Fiction, Sagas, Fiction
The Dear Green Place is available in Paperback
The Dear Green Place was written by Archie Hind and published by Polygon an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
The Dear Green Place has 352 pages
£8.99
