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Samhradh 78
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A Gaelic narrative set against the backdrop of a transformative summer.
For Gaelic readers and anyone drawn to literary storytelling.
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About the Ebook
Cha b’ ann buileach ga dheòin a chaidh Cailean Quinn a dh'Uibhist a Deas is gu uncail, an Dr Ruairidh MacGillÌosa - banntrach Barrach aig deireadh a bheatha-obrach. Chan fhada, ge-tà, gum fairich is gum faic Cailean na buannachdan a th’ ann a bhith a’ cur seachad ùine air eilean eile far an ionnsaich e tòrr mu shlàinte, beul-aithris is daoine. ’S math gu bheil Ealasaid na tacsa dhan dithis ged nach i an aon bhoireannach a tha a’ frithealadh air an oileanach òg, shunndach à Grianaig. Ach saoil an robh làithean Chailein ann an Uibhist an 1978 cho torrach ’s a bha e an dùil? Agus dè a’ bhuaidh a bh’ aig sgòthan dubha an t-samhraidh sin air a mhisneachd is a chogais?
Colin Quinn spent the summer of 1978 with his uncle, Ruairidh Gillies, on South Uist. While the world at large and many in the islands watch football in Argentina – didn’t Ally MacLeod say Scotland would win the World Cup ‘nae bother’? – two ‘Barra’ men deepen their relationship. Throughout these intense summer days and weeks, of almost forty years ago, we share the main characters’ growing intimacy and mutual understanding at joyful times and while facing some major challenges.
In their company we enjoy the pristine beauty of the southern isles and feel the wrath of the elements when their mood changes.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Gaelic prose capturing a pivotal moment in time.
- Summer as setting for personal and cultural transformation.
- Published by Luath Press, Scotland's leading independent publisher.
- A lyrical exploration of change and possibility.
About the Author
Rugadh Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir ann an 1965 agus thogadh an Lèanaidh (Lenzie) e. ’S ann à Uibhist a Deas a bha athair is à Glaschu a bha a mhàthair. Chaidh e a dh’Oilthigh Obar Dheathain, far an tug e a-mach a bhith na dhotair ann an 1988. Eadar 1990 agus 1992 choisinn e teisteanasan ann an Cuspairean na Gàidhealtachd is nam Meadhanan aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Bidh Màrtainn a’ roinn a bheatha-obrach eadar dotaireachd, sgrìobhadh is aithris sgeulachdan. Tha e an-diugh a’ fuireachd ann an Dùn Èideann le a bhean is an dithis chloinne.
Ann an 2003, bhuannaich e duais a’ chiad leabhar aig Comann Crann na h-Alba leis a’ chruinneachadh de sgeulachdan goirid aige Ath-Aithne agus fhuair fear eile de na nobhailean aige, Gymnippers Diciadian, air a’ ghearr-liosa airson leabhar na bliadhna ann an 2005. San Iuchar 2018, thug e a-mach nobhail ùr air a bheil Samhradh '78.
Martin MacIntyre was born in 1965 to a South Uist father and Glaswegian mother, and was brought up in Lenzie. In 1988 he graduated from the University of Aberdeen in medicine, and has attained qualifications in Business and Gaidhealtachd Studies at Sabhal Mor Ostaig. Martin divides his work-time between medicine, writing and storytelling. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife Annmarie and their two children, Sorcha and Iain Finlay.
His previous publications include Ath-Aithne (Re-acquaintance), a collection of short stories which won The Saltire Society First Book Award in 2003 and Gymnippers Dicidian (Wednesday Gymnippers), an Edinburgh-based Gaelic novel shortlisted for The Saltire Society Book of the Year 2005. He has just released his new novel, Samhradh '78.
Publication Details
Publisher: Luath Press
Publication Date: 24 April 2020
Print Length: 521 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9781912387434
Format: Ebook
Language: English
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