Andrew Greig ist ein schottischer Autor, dessen Werke oft in die Tiefen der menschlichen Erfahrung eintauchen. Sein Schreiben, beeinflusst von seinem Philosophiestudium, erforscht die komplizierten Verbindungen zwischen Individuen und der Welt um sie herum. Greigs Stil zeichnet sich durch seine sensible Detailgenauigkeit und seine Fähigkeit aus, die Nuancen menschlicher Emotionen einzufangen. Seine Erzählungen finden bei den Lesern aufgrund ihrer Aufrichtigkeit und Tiefe Anklang.
Sommer 1940 in England: Während deutsche Jagdflieger im berüchtigten Battle of Britain aus wolkenlosem Himmel bombardieren, bahnt sich zwischen Len, dem Piloten der britischen Luftabwehr, und Stella, während des Krieges Freiwillige beim Radardienst die große Liebe an. Und auch die lustige Maddy und der lebenskluge Tad, der als Pole freiwillig auf der englischen Seite kämpft, werden ein Paar. Doch über aller Romantik liegt in diesen unsicheren Zeiten ein Schleier der Verzweiflung ...
When poet Andrew Greig was asked by Scottish mountaineer Mal Duff to join his ascent of the Mustagh Tower in the Karakoram Himalayas, he had a poor head for heights and no climbing experience whatsoever. The result is this unique book. Summit Fever has been loved by climbers and literary critics alike for its refreshing candour, wit, insight and the haunting beauty of its writing. Much more than a book about climbing, it celebrates the risk, joy and adventure of being alive.
A beautifully packaged collection of the the acclaimed poet's work, including Men on Ice, Order of the Day, Western Swing, and his first poem, written in 1972. Also includes illustrations and material from the National Library of Scotland archive.
A fishing trip honoring a dying man's wish becomes a meditation on life, nature and friendship, a literary biography and a celebration of the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland.
This is a book of awakenings - to loss and renewal, to present and past and place. To dailiness, mortality and marriage. Playful or serious, colloquial or formal, they speak directly of life lived. Celebratory or elegiac, whether set in Orkney, Spain, coastal Fife or Edinburgh, Andrew Greig's poems are acts of attention, when the mind wakes up and the world snaps into focus. They invite the same pleasure in the reader.
Edinburgh basks in an unnaturally warm winter until snow starts falling. A student disappears, along with his climate research, the national government close down all communications and Professor Finlay Hamilton realises the link between his own research into dark matter and the freak weather. Suddenly he is in the midst of a catastrophic event.
A gamekeeper is found hanging lifeless from a tree near a sleepy Highland town. A police investigation finds he has been cleverly snared. As the body count rises, the hunt is on to find the murderer. But the town doesn't give up its secrets easily and who makes the intricate clockwork mechanisms carved from bone and wood found at each crime?
A dual memoir written in tandem by Mike Heron, a founder member of the iconic sixties folk group The Incredible String Band and one of their greatest fans, bestselling author and winner of the Saltire Prize, Andrew Greig
At once lyrical and direct, these poems take place in Glasgow, Auckland, the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands, and above all amid the clear light and bare, fertile islands of Orkney.
Surely golf is a game for posh people, country clubs and networking businessmen, for unfortunate sweaters, politics and trousers? Andrew Greig grew up on the East coast of Scotland, where playing golf is as natural as breathing. He sees the game as the great leveller, and has played on the Old course at St Andrews as well as on the miners' courses of Yorkshire. He writes about the different cultural manifestations of the game, the history, the geography, the different social meanings, as well as the subjective experience, the reflections between shots. He plays alone, with friends and brothers, with ghosts. The aim is to bring the reader the sense of being there, to experience the physical, emotional and intellectual, that co-existence of inner and outer worlds so characteristic of golf. He is looking for the essence of golf, the pure heart of it, which can be found, Andrew Greig believes, on the free 9 hole course on North Ronaldsay. An indispensable book for golfers and non golfers alike.
