num_pages: 363
description: George Mackay Brown was one of Scotland's greatest 20th century writers, but in person a bundle of paradoxes. He had a wide international reputation, but hardly left his native Orkney. A prolific poet, he was also an accomplished novelist and a master of the short story. When he died on 13th April 1996, he left behind an autobiography as deft as it is ultimately uninformative.
language: English
title: George Mackay Brown: The Life
titlecomplete: George Mackay Brown: The Life
characters: Stella Cartwright, George Mackay Brown
genres: Literature, Nonfiction, Biography
ratings_count: 73
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Biography, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Costa Book Award
category: Biography, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Saltire Society Literary Award
category: Scottish First Book of the Year, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Marsh Biography Award
publisher: John Murray