This hilarious novel charts the rise and fall (and perhaps the rise again) of Magnus Merriman-would-be lover, writer, politician, idealist and crofter-moved by dreams of greatness and a talent for farcical defeat.
Convinced that 'small nations are safer to live in than big ones', Magnus becomes a Nationalist candidate for the parliamentary seat of 'Kinluce'.
With details based on Linklater's own experiences in an East Fife by-election in 1933, the way is set for a satirical and irreverent portrait of Scottish life, literature and politics in the 1930s. Nothing is sacred and no-one is spared.
- ISBN10 0224604260
- ISBN13 9780224604260
- Publish Date December 1934
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Edition Orkney ed
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English