num_pages: 64
description: Sunset Song regularly appears in lists of favourite Scottish books, and is perhaps the iconic Scottish novel of the first half of the 20th century. Rich in character and detail, and filled with religious, historical and political themes, Sunset Song is a deep, powerful work which rewards close attention and study.Douglas Young’s Scotnote provides readers with an authoritative analysis of the novel, and an overview of the political and historical background to its creation. This is an ideal guide for school pupils and students studying Sunset Song.
language: English
title: Lewis Grassic Gibbon's 'Sunset Song'
titlecomplete: Lewis Grassic Gibbon's 'Sunset Song'
characters: Ewan Tavendale, Rob Duncan, Chris Guthrie, John Guthrie, James Leslie Mitchell, Chae Strachan
ratings_count: 15
places: Kincardineshire, Scotland, Scotland
series: Scotnotes
publisher: Association for Scottish Literary Studies