{"product_id":"9781846974038-after-the-dance","title":"After the Dance","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelected Stories of Iain Crichton Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of Iain Crichton Smith's short fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a child Iain Crichton Smith was raised speaking Gaelic on the island of Lewis. At school in Stornoway he spoke English. Like many islanders before and since, his culture was divided: two languages and two histories entailing exile. His divided perspective delineated the tyranny of history and religion, of the cramped life of small communities, and gave him a compassionate eye for the struggle of women and men in a world defined by denials. After the Dance proves that big themes – love, history, power, submission, death – can be addressed without the foil of irony and acquire resonance when given a local habitation and a voice that risks pure, humane, impassioned speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis updated edition includes the story ‘Home’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40971768201313,"sku":"9781846974038","price":10.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33912113.jpg?v=1745527191","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781846974038-after-the-dance","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}