Cultural Scottish Literature

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Could anyone reccomend to me any novels written about Scotland that are more culturally linked not just taking place there. Anything similar to the type of stuff James Joyce wrote. Please note though, I'm not looking for history books unless it's historical fiction. Thanks much in advance.

[IrishCanadian]

Robert Louis Stevenson for great family-fiction novels. Kidnapped is (though not his most popular) my favorite. Cheers.

[EAP]

Irvine Welsh delves into the dark underbelly of urban subculture in books like Trainspotting and Glue.

[beer good]

Kate Atkinson's "Emotionally Weird" might fit the bill. It's even been compared to Joyce, though that wasn't the first thought that sprung into my mind when I read it... good book, all the same.

Jeanette Winterson's "Lighthousekeeping" should work too.

Both books are more about small coastal villages than big cities, so perhaps they'll work nicely as a complement to Welsh?

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Iain Banks has written a few novels that give an insight into Scottish people and culture - check out The Crow Road or The Wasp Factory.

[Zippy]

You could try Lewis Grassic Gibbon's books. 'Sunset Song' is pretty good.

[kimpossible]

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