Magnus Merriman [electronic resource]
Linklater, Eric2011
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This hilarious novel charts the rise and fall (and perhaps the rise again) of Magnus Merriman—would-be lover, writer, politician, idealist and crofter—moved by dreams of greatness and a talent for farcical defeat.Convinced that ‘small nations are safer to live in than big ones’, Magnus becomes a Nationalist candidate for the parliamentary seat of ‘Kinluce’.With details based on Linklater’s own experiences in an East Fife by-election in 1933, the way is set for a satirical and irreverent portrait of Scottish life, literature and politics in the 1930s.‘A book full of remarkable passages... [with a] breathless tempo... it is wonderful writing.’ Herald
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[Place of publication not identified] : Canongate Books, 2011
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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9781847675415
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English
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3654032
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