James Robertson

(born 1958 - ) - Angus

James Robertson was born in 1958 and grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire. A poet, editor, novelist and publisher, he is an active and prolific writer, enjoying stints at Hugh MacDiarmid's cottage, Brownsbank, near Biggar, Lanarkshire, and as the first Writer-in-Residence at the Scottish Parliament.

He set up Kettillonia, a small pamphlet press in 1999, and was general editor of Itchy Coo, the successful Scots children’s book imprint at publishers Black and White.

His novel Joseph Knight won the Saltire Society Book of the Year in 2003 and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year award, and in 2010 his Scottish epic And the Land Lay Still won Robertson a second Saltire Society award.

James Robertson translates classic children's novels, such as Roald Dahl's The Fantastic Mr Fox as The Sleekit Mr Tod and George's Marvellous Medicine as Geordie's Mingin Medicine.

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  And The Land Lay Still
  James Robertson - Hardback - Hamish Hamilton
  It is the age of the bomb, the Cold War, Margaret Thatcher and North Sea Oil. As nationalism becomes a credible force in Scotland, a gay photographer, a feminist journalist, a war veteran and a guilt-ridden Conservative MP find their private lives entangled with the ideological conflicts of the times.
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  And The Land Lay Still
  James Robertson - Paperback - Penguin
  It is the age of the bomb, the Cold War, Margaret Thatcher and North Sea Oil. As nationalism becomes a credible force in Scotland, a gay photographer, a feminist journalist, a war veteran and a guilt-ridden Conservative MP find their private lives entangled with the ideological conflicts of the times.
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  The Fanatic
  James Robertson - Paperback - Fourth Estate
  Andrew Carlin is employed as a ghost on the nightly Tour of Old Edinburgh. He pretends to be the spirit of Major Weir, a religious extremist burnt at the stake in 1670. As he researches the character, Carlin is drawn into the past.
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  Joseph Knight
  James Robertson - Paperback - Fourth Estate
  Exiled to Jamaica in 1746, Sir John Wedderburn made a fortune, returning to Scotland with Joseph Knight, a black slave. Now, in 1802, Sir John is settling his estate, and wants to find his former slave. Can old wounds that once touched the heart of Scottish law ever heal?
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  A Scots Parliament
  James Robertson - Paperback - Itchy Coo
  This is a comprehensive introduction to the Scottish Parliament, both past and present, written in accessible, straightforward modern Scots.
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  The Testament Of Gideon Mack
  James Robertson - Paperback - Penguin
  Mack is a minister who doesn't believe in God, the Devil or an afterlife. Until one day, when he falls into a gorge and is rescued by someone who might just be Satan himself.
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  Voyage Of Intent: Sonnets And Essays From The Scottish Parliament
  James Robertson - Paperback - Luath
  Here are 11 sonnets and three essays written by James Robertson. They create snapshots of the Scottish Parliament and the people working and living in and around it, and convey the historical relationship between Scottish literature, identity, politics and the Royal Mile as a literary location.

Bibliography

• Close - 1991
• The Ragged Man’s Complaint - 1993
• Sound Shadow - 1995
• A Tongue in Yer Heid (editor) - 1994
• I Dream of Alfred Hitchcock - 1999
• The Fanatic - 2000
• Fae the Flouers o Evil: Baudelaire in Scots - 2001
• Stirling Sonnets - 2002
• A Scots Parliament - 2002
• Joseph Knight - 2003
• Voyages of Intent - 2005
• The Testament of Gideon Mack - 2006
• And The Land Lay Still - 2010

Itchy Coo Scots Language Books for Children (some with Matthew Fitt)

• A Moose in the Hoose: Animal 123 - 2003
• Tam O'Shanter's Big Nicht Oot - 2003
• A Wee Book O' Fairy Tales in Scots - 2003
• The Smoky Smirr or Rain - 2003
• Katie's Moose - 2007
• Katie's Ferm - 2007
• The Skeekit Mr Tod - 2008
• Winnie the Pooh in Scots - 2008
• The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk - 2010

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  Winnie-The-Pooh In Scots
  A. A. Milne - Paperback - Itchy Coo
  First published in 1926, 'Winnie-the-Pooh' is one of the classics of children's literature. This book is a Scots translation of the A.A. Milne tale, which will delight both bairns and adults alike.
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  The Hoose At Pooh's Neuk
  A. A. Milne - Paperback - Itchy Coo
  Following on the success of 'Winnie-the-Pooh in Scots', here comes the second volume of stories featuring Pooh, Wee Grumphie, Heehaw, Hoolet & all the other creatures of the forest, & introducing the strippit bampot Teeger.
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  Katie's Ferm: A Hide & Seek Book For Wee Folk
  James Robertson; Matthew Fitt; Karen Sutherland - Boards - Itchy Coo
  Katie visits her grandparents' farm and goes in search of the mischievous cat Tam, who keeps one step ahead of her all the way. Katie asks all the animals if they have seen Tam.
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  Katie's Moose: A Keek-A-Boo Book For Wee Folk
  James Robertson; Matthew Fitt; Karen Sutherland - Boards - Itchy Coo
  Babies and young children will love the simple story of Katie gathering up her animal friends in time for bed. Each page shows Katie looking for the Dug, the Pig, the Bear, the Craw, the Coo and of course the wee Moose.
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  The Sleekit Mr Tod
  Roald Dahl - Paperback - Itchy Coo
  Following the bestselling 'The Eejits' ('The Twits') and 'Geordie's Mingin Medicine', here is another Roald Dahl story translated into Scots. Fantastic Mr Fox becomes Sleekit Mr Tod, and he'll require all his wily wits to escape Fermers Bodge, Bauchle and Beek.
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  The Smoky Smirr O Rain: A Scots Anthology
  Matthew Fitt; James Robertson - Paperback - Itchy Coo
  This anthology contains a vast selection of literature in Scots. Arranged thematically into topics such as love, home, death, jealousy, pride, ambition, freedom, work and play, it gives teachers and students immense scope both for comparative analysis and exploration of the main concerns of individual authors.
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  Tam O Shanter's Big Night Oot: Wee Plays In Scots
  Matthew Fitt; James Robertson - Paperback - Itchy Coo
  This collection of eight plays has been conceived and written by teachers and pupils from all over Scotland. Not only will this anthology give students access to modern Scots texts for speaking aloud, but it will also help to build confidence in writing in Scots.