{"product_id":"9780679775508","title":"The Vintage Book of Contemporary Scottish Fiction","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKravitz, Peter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\/7\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42378226204927,"sku":"9780679775508","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780679775508_s600x595.jpg?v=1775593909","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780679775508","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}