Highland River

Highland River
Kenn and the Salmon, a statue in memory of Neil Gunn at Dunbeath harbour
AuthorNeil M. Gunn
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherCanongate
Publication date
1937
Publication placeScotland
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages256 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0-86241-358-3 (1997 new edition, paperback)
Preceded byButcher's Broom 
Followed byWild Geese Overhead 

Highland River is a novel by Neil M. Gunn. Its plot revolves around a young boy called Kenn who grows up next to the Dunbeath river, then going on to experience the horrors of the First World War and his attempts to rediscover inner peace and satisfaction on his return to his village.