Lewis Grassic Gibbon | |
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Born | James Leslie Mitchell 13 February 1901 Hillhead of Seggat, Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Died | 7 February 1935 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 33)
Pen name | Lewis Grassic Gibbon |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Scottish |
Period | 1928–1935 |
Genre | General fiction |
Subject | Scottish country life Science fiction Historical novels |
Literary movement | 20th-century Scottish Renaissance |
Notable works | The trilogy A Scots Quair, in particular the first book Sunset Song |
Children | Rhea Martin |
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James Leslie Mitchell[1] (13 February 1901 – 7 February 1935), known by the pseudonym Lewis Grassic Gibbon (Scots pronunciation: [ˈluːɪs ˈɡrasɪk ˈɡɪbən]), was a Scottish writer. He was best known for A Scots Quair, a trilogy set in the north-east of Scotland in the early 20th century, of which all three parts have been serialised on BBC television.