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As a child Iain Crichton Smith was raised speaking Gaelic on the island of Lewis. At school in Stornoway he spoke English. Like many islanders before and since, his culture was divided: two languages and two histories entailing exile. His divided perspective delineated the tyranny of history and religion, of the cramped life of small communities, and gave him a compassionate eye for the struggle of women and men in a world defined by denials. After the Dance proves that big themes love, history, power, submission, death can be addressed without the foil of irony and acquire resonance when given a local habitation and a voice that risks pure, humane, impassioned speech. This updated edition includes the story Home
- Format: Pocket/Paperback
- ISBN: 9781846974038
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 288
- Utgivningsdatum: 2017-09-01
- Förlag: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited