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Alastair MacLeod

Novelist · Scotland · b. —

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Alastair MacLeod
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Archive ID
A-00002
Last Curated
November 2006
Country
Scotland
Occupation
Novelist
Primary Field
Literature
Era
Mid-20th Century
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Secondary Fields
Short FictionRegional Storytelling
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Biography

A celebrated novelist whose spare, elegant prose captures the wind-worn coastlines of the North Atlantic. Widely considered one of the most quietly influential writers of his generation.

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      North AtlanticCoastalQuiet Prose20th Century

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      Curator's Note

      One of the earliest entries to the archive. Included for a body of work whose quietness is often mistaken for smallness.

      — Alastair Hunte
      Curator, Who Is Alastair? Archive

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      November 2006
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