Author

Publication

2004 - Penguin, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

48,250 words, Guess

Page Count

193 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing393222

Classifications

  • LCCDA772 .D84 2004

Description

A collection of essays and aphorisms about Scottish Calvinism. This is Scottish literary humour at its finest. 'A work of contemporary shamanism, with all the bluff, poetry, deranged humour, sleight-of-hand and real magic that implies.' Don Paterson. This is the first (and maybe the last) self-help guide that promises to make you feel a lot worse after you read it. A hilarious satire on freeze-dried mysticism and off-the-shelf enlightenment, it is also a haunting and lyrical reflection on places, voices and memories — a literary journey into the heart of North-East darkness. 'A perfect evocation of Scotland's mysterious love affair with loss and sorrow. A powerful dram of Zen Calvinism.' Richard Holloway

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Genres

  • Humor

Other Editions

  • The wee book of Calvin: air-kissing in the North-EastPenguin2004-01-01

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