James Robertson (writer)

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James Robertson (born March 14, 1958 in Sevenoaks , Kent ) is a Scottish writer.

Life

James Robertson grew up in the Scottish Bridge of Allan in Stirlingshire . He attended Glenalmond College and studied at Edinburgh University , where he received his doctorate with a thesis on the novels of Walter Scott .

Robertson worked in the book trade for Waterstones in Edinburgh and Glasgow . His first book was published in 1991, a collection of short stories. From 1993 to 1995 he was Writer in Residence in the former home of the Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid . He is the author of poetry, short stories and six (2016) novels. The novel The Testament of Gideon Mack was on the longlist of the Man Booker Prize in 2006 .

Robertson runs the independent publisher Kettillonia and is co-editor of the Scottish-language publisher Itchy Coo , which publishes books for children and young people. He also translates literature into Scots . He lives in Newtyle near Dundee .

Works (selection)

  • Close . Short stories. Black and White Publishing, 1991
  • The Ragged Man's Complaint . Short stories. Black and White Publishing, 1993
  • Sound shadow . Poems. Black and White Publishing, 1995
  • I Dream of Alfred Hitchcock . Poems. Kettillonia pamphlet, 1999
  • The Fanatic . Novel. Fourth Estate, 2000
  • Stirling Sonnets . Poems. Kettillonia pamphlet, 2001
  • Joseph Knight . Novel. Fourth Estate, 2003
  • Voyage of Intent: Sonnets and Essays from the Scottish Parliament . Scottish Book Trust and Luath Press, 2005.
  • Katie's Zoo. A Day Oot for Wee Folk . Children's book. Itchy Coo, Edinburgh 2006.
  • The Testament of Gideon Mack . Novel. Hamish Hamilton, 2006
    • The devil and the cleric . Translation Marcus Ingendaay . Munich: Manhattan, 2008
  • Hem and Heid . Poems. Kettillonia pamphlet, 2009
  • And the Land Lay Still . Novel. Hamish Hamilton, 2010
  • Republics of the Mind . Short stories. Black and White Publishing, 2012
  • The Professor of Truth . Novel. Hamish Hamilton, 2013
  • 365: Stories . Short stories. Hamish Hamilton, 2014
  • To Be Continued… . Short stories. Hamish Hamilton, 2016

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Campbell: A life in writing: James Robertson , in: The Guardian , August 14, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Robertson, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Sevenoaks