{"product_id":"the-vintage-book-of-contemporary-scottish-fiction-9780679775508","title":"The Vintage Book of Contemporary Scottish Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Vintage Book of Contemporary Scottish Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e honors Scotland's explosive and innovative national literature with 47 of its finest representatives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to excerpts from writers such as Irvine Welsh (\u003cb\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMarabou Stork Nightmares\u003c\/b\u003e) and James Kelman (\u003cb\u003eHow Late It Was, How Late\u003c\/b\u003e), this vibrant collection includes voices new to the international scene. Alison Fell ignites the page with an art model's rant in \"There's Tradition for You.\" Duncan Williamson reinvents a rural storytelling tradition in the poignant \"Mary and the Seal.\" And in his brilliant introduction, editor Peter Kravitz explores Scottish writers' conflict with publishers at home and abroad--from critics who consider material \"depraved\" to typesetters who demand higher wages when working on pieces written by Scots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProvocative, engrossing, and timely, \u003cb\u003eThe Vintage Book of Contemporary Scottish Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e celebrates nothing less than a literary revolution, in which the language and lifestyles of a generation of artists are making themselves known.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kravitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.20h x 8.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679775508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/1999 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/1999 pg. 759","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40085637267571,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8884b4ae-19e0-40a7-8d64-f22595385600.jpg?v=1652450996","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-vintage-book-of-contemporary-scottish-fiction-9780679775508","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}