For I Will Give You The Morning Star
A Celebration of the Life and Work of Lewis Grassic Gibbon
(Fri 7 Feb: 7:30pm)
The great Scottish novelist James Leslie Mitchell, better-known as Lewis Grassic Gibbon, died on 7 February 1935. Just thirty-three years old, he had published an astonishing range of books in his cruelly short but hugely influential writing career, including Sunset Song, a novel of truly iconic status regularly voted Scotland’s favourite by the reading public.
This event, chaired by Prof Alison Lumsden, will mark the 90th anniversary of his death. Renowned academics, Gibbon specialists and writers will celebrate his legacy and explore the enduring fascination of his life and work: Dr William K. Malcolm, Gibbon's authorised biographer; Dr Alison Baxter, granddaughter and biographer of Jean Baxter to whom Sunset Song is dedicated; Gibbon experts Dr Scott Lyall and Prof Uwe Zagratzki, plus choice readings by Dr Shane Strachan.
Join us for what promises to be a lively, informative, and thought-provoking celebration of one of Scotland’s best-loved authors.
Supported by the School of Arts and Creative Industries, Edinburgh Napier University. Image: Lewis Grassic Gibbon and his wife Ray, copyright Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre.
This event is free but ticketed, please book your tickets below.
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£0.00 -
7 February 2025 -
120 minutes -
19:30 -
Scottish Storytelling Centre -
Netherbow Theatre -
16+
