Michael Marra: Arrest This Moment

by James Robertson

The gravel-voiced chronicler of improbable encounters and real human truths and one of Scotland s finest songwriters, Michael Marra s extraordinary story is told by acclaimed author James Robertson through a series of prose pieces, interviews with friends and family and kitchen chats, real and imagined. Packed with images and anecdotes some of which have never been in the public domain before, the many lives of this unique man are gathered together for the first time.

222 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2017

About the author

James Robertson (born 1958) is a Scottish writer who grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire. He is the author of several short story and poetry collections, and has published four novels: The Fanatic, Joseph Knight, The Testament of Gideon Mack, and And the Land Lay Still. Joseph Knight was named both the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year and the Saltire Society Book of the Year in 2003/04. The Testament of Gideon Mack was long-listed for the 2006 Man Booker Prize. And the Land Lay Still was awarded the Saltire Society Book of the Year Award in 2010. Robertson has also established an independent publishing imprint called Kettillonia, which produces occasional pamphlets and books of poetry and short prose, and he is a co-founder and the general editor of the Scots language imprint Itchy Coo, which produces books in Scots for children and young people. He lives in rural Angus.

Reviews

[Ralph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marvelous! A fine tribute to a remarkable man.