Abstract
In this chapter of a Scottish Gaelic publishing first (in offering in Gaelic a critical, theoretical appraisal of modern Scottish Gaelic literature in a comparative key) the author examines the thematic intertextual influences from Albert Camus to be found in the seminal short-stories of Lewis writer John Murray (Iain Moireach in Gaelic). Starting from a consideration of both writers as outsiders or peripheral citizens of metropolitan centres (Camus the pied-noir colon from 'French' Algeria and Murray the Gaelic-speaking Lewisman from the Outer Hebrides born to a mainland mother and a Highland Canadian veteran returning from WWI) the authors provides a close-reading of the short-stories of Murray by comparing some central themes and characterisations to those found in the short-stories and novels of Camus. The chapter, like the book, is written in Scottish Gaelic with all quotations from Camus presented in the French original with a translation into Gaelic provided by the author.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Sùil air an t-Saoghal (An Eye on the World) |
Place of Publication | Brig o’ Turk, Perthshire |
Publisher | Clann Tuirc |
Pages | 115-130 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-9562615-1-9 |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - Oct 2012 |