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 is general editor of Itchy Coo, the successful Scots children’s book imprint at 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.
James Robertson lives in Angus; his latest novel, The Testament of Gideon Mack, was published by Hamish Hamilton in June 2006. He has also translated Roald Dahl's classic novel The Fantastic Mr Fox as The Sleekit Mr Tod.
- Joseph Knight
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? - The Sleekit Mr Tod
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. - The Testament Of Gideon Mack
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. - Voyage Of Intent: Sonnets And Essays From The Scottish Parliament
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
- The Skeekit Mr Tod - (translator) - 2008