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Nevertheless: Sparkian Tales in Bulawayo
August 1937: Nineteen-year-old Muriel Spark is making her way from Edinburgh to Southern Rhodesia in search of a new life with her husband-to-be. What she discovers is a country of divides, the sharpest between husband and wife. When the world goes to war around her, she must find and follow her literary destiny to survive.
November 2016: Duncan, a young Scottish doctor from Aberdeen, unknowingly traces Spark’s steps in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and similarly faces up to the reality of life in the edge.
Nevertheless is a series of short fictions published in celebration of Muriel Spark’s centenary in 2018, with support from Creative Scotland. Best known as the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Dame Muriel Spark was a poet, writer of fiction, criticism and literary biography, and was at the top of her profession, internationally, for more than half a century.
November 2016: Duncan, a young Scottish doctor from Aberdeen, unknowingly traces Spark’s steps in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and similarly faces up to the reality of life in the edge.
Nevertheless is a series of short fictions published in celebration of Muriel Spark’s centenary in 2018, with support from Creative Scotland. Best known as the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Dame Muriel Spark was a poet, writer of fiction, criticism and literary biography, and was at the top of her profession, internationally, for more than half a century.
76 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 15, 2018
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About the author
Shane Strachan
9 books1 followerShane Strachan was awarded Scots Champion at the 2023 Scots Language Awards following his year as the National Library of Scotland’s Scots Scriever writer-in-residence.
His latest book is "DWAMS", his debut collection of poetry, published by Tapsalteerie in April 2024.
His previous works include the novella "Nevertheless: Sparkian Tales in Bulawayo" (amaBooks), ‘The Shelter’ staged with the National Theatre of Scotland, and multiple poems and stories in Gutter, New Writing Scotland, Northwords Now, Stand and various anthologies. His poetry has also appeared on BBC Radio 4 and in Aberdeen Art Gallery and V&A Dundee. He holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Aberdeen where he now lectures in Creative Writing.
His latest book is "DWAMS", his debut collection of poetry, published by Tapsalteerie in April 2024.
His previous works include the novella "Nevertheless: Sparkian Tales in Bulawayo" (amaBooks), ‘The Shelter’ staged with the National Theatre of Scotland, and multiple poems and stories in Gutter, New Writing Scotland, Northwords Now, Stand and various anthologies. His poetry has also appeared on BBC Radio 4 and in Aberdeen Art Gallery and V&A Dundee. He holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Aberdeen where he now lectures in Creative Writing.
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October 28, 2018
Nevertheless: Sparkian Tales in Bulawayo is a revealing set of fictional short stories recounting author, Dame Muriel Spark’s time in Southern Rhodesia, as well as contemporary observations from a Scottish doctor visiting the city for the first time. It is a slim enlightening collection that lingered long after I’d finished the last page. All proceeds from the sale of this work go to The Lady Rodwell Maternity Hospital in Bulawayo – another great reason to read this informative collection.
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