The serpent
| Title | The serpent |
|---|---|
| Author | by Neil M. Gunn |
| Publication | Faber and Faber |
| Size | 255p |
| Language |  ENG |
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| Topics |
Scottish fiction--Domestic Scottish fiction--Philosophical |
| Notes | Opening with a premonition of death, this is the story of a young man's conflict with the spiritual authority of his father, of a spirit of skepticism set against an authoritarian Calvinism. This conflict succeeds in bringing alive both the psychological and economic position of the Highlands in the early years of the 20th century: the book as a whole gives a powerful vision of what the Highlands might have been but for the Clearances. [goodreads.com] The story of Tom, "The Philosopher", covering his youth in Glasgow in the 1880's and his subsequent return to his Highland home. On his return he tends to be feared and shunned by his friends due to his atheism and socialistic beliefs. With time the fear dwindles and Tom becomes merely "The Philosopher". The story is told as a recollection by Tom in old age and reaches a highly symbolic ending. [harenet.co.uk/nmg/] |
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