Kirsty Gunn
Kirsty Gunn - the great New Zealand author - on growing up with the bagpipes
PART ONE
See
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/sep/22/kirsty-gunn-father-bagpipes-ceol-mor?fb=optOut
for a delightful article by Kirsty Gunn. The newspaper summary is--
'Kirsty Gunn's childhood was dominated by bagpipes, her father's passion. They supplied a neverending soundtrack of embarassment as she grew up but, to her adult ear, their voice now articulates nothing less than feelings of love, life and family'
And for a review of the novel, inspired by bagpipe music, see http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/27/big-music-kirsty-gunn-review
It is an extremely positive review.
PART TWO
I have mentioned Kirsty Gunn and her great recent novel The Big Music and her novel has just won top prize in the New Zealand Post Book Awards and deserves another mention. A full description of the Awards can be found here
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/9099272/Wellington-author-takes-top-prize
Kirsty Gunn is currently Director of Writing Practice and Study at the University of Dundee in Scotland.
See
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/sep/22/kirsty-gunn-father-bagpipes-ceol-mor?fb=optOut
for a delightful article by Kirsty Gunn. The newspaper summary is--
'Kirsty Gunn's childhood was dominated by bagpipes, her father's passion. They supplied a neverending soundtrack of embarassment as she grew up but, to her adult ear, their voice now articulates nothing less than feelings of love, life and family'
And for a review of the novel, inspired by bagpipe music, see http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/27/big-music-kirsty-gunn-review
It is an extremely positive review.
PART TWO
I have mentioned Kirsty Gunn and her great recent novel The Big Music and her novel has just won top prize in the New Zealand Post Book Awards and deserves another mention. A full description of the Awards can be found here
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/9099272/Wellington-author-takes-top-prize
Kirsty Gunn is currently Director of Writing Practice and Study at the University of Dundee in Scotland.