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As soon as the seal was clear of the water, it reared up and its skin slipped down to the sand. What had been a seal was a white-skinned boy
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In Scotland, when people congregate, they tend to argue and discuss and reason; in Orkney, they tell stories.
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The first few glasses of beer were a revelation; they flushed my veins with happiness; they washed away all cares and shyness and worries. I remember thinking to myself, If I could have two pints of beer every afternoon, life would be a great happiness.
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George Mackay Brown
Born:
October 17, 1921
Died:
April 13, 1996
(aged 74)
Bio:
George Mackay Brown was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist, whose work has a distinctly Orcadian character. He is considered one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century.
Known for:
Beside the Ocean of Time (1994)
Greenvoe (1972)
Hawkfall
Six lives of Fankle the cat (1980)
Portrait of Orkney (1981)
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