The Magicians of Scotland

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Magicians of Scotland
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ron Butlin
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 130
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9781846972911
ClassificationsDewey:821.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Birlinn General
Imprint Birlinn Ltd
Publication Date 24 July 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Magicians of Scotland will build upon the success of The Magicians of Edinburgh (reprinted five times) and on that book's critical acclaim. This collection will have an Edinburgh emphasis while seeking to celebrate and interrogate Scotland and its people at a crucial turning point in the country's history. Themes will include Scotland's past, present and future, its landscape and people, its myths and politics - from Bannockburn, Flodden to Faslane, the Loch Ness Monster, wind farms, Hutton to Higgs, Bonnie Prince Charlie to Donald Trump. It will be accessible, serious and entertaining.

Author Biography

Ron Butlin is a poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer and opera librettist whose works have been broadcast in the UK and abroad and have been translated into many languages. His volumes of poetry include the award-winning Ragtime in Unfamiliar Bars (Secker & Warburg, 1985) and Histories of Desire (Bloodaxe, 1995). His New and Selected Poems was published by Barzan in 2005. His novels include the novels The Sound of My Voice (winner of the Prix Mille Pages 2004 and Prix Lucioles 2005, both for Best Foreign Novel), Night Visits and most recently Belonging. He was appointed Edinburgh Makar in May 2008.

Reviews

'A lively collection of poems that will entertain, move and frequently amuse ... this book confirms [Butlin] as one of our finest contemporary poets' - Alexander McCall Smith on The Magicians of Edinburgh 'The poetical genius of Butlin ... Ron Butlin is the voice of Edinburgh' - FringeReview.com 'Butlin is the best, the most productive Scottish poet of his generation' - Douglas Dunn