Joseph Knight by James Robertson was published in and it won the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award This book flips backwards and forwards from to and dates in between. The locations range from Drumossie Moor – the Battle of Culloden – Dundee, Edinburgh, Perthshire, Fife, London and Jamaica. 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 /04 James Robertson (born ) is a Scottish writer who grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire/5. Joseph Knight is a historical novel by Scottish author James Robertson published in by Fourth www.doorway.ru was the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year in and won the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award in The novel is based on the true story of Joseph Knight, an enslaved African man brought from Jamaica to Scotland, and the novel revolves primarily around the cities.
James Robertson is a journalist, critic and poet. He is the author of two collections of short stories, 'Close' and 'The Ragged Man's Complaint', and a collection of Scottish ghost stories. His first novel, 'The Fanatic', was published in and his second, 'Joseph Knight' in He lives in Fife. James Robertson, Joseph Knight () While James Robertson's novel The Testament of Gideon Mack deservedly made it onto the list of Scottish novels prepared for the BBC vote and reached fourteenth place in the public vote, there are among this author's works a number of other novels that would have equally deserved to be. 'A book of such quality as to persuade you that historical novels are the true business of the writer.' Daily Telegraph A gripping, shocking story of history, enlightement and slavery from the bestselling author of THE FANATIC. JOSPEH KNIGHT confirms James Robertson as one of our foremost novelists. Exiled to Jamaica after the Battle of Culloden in , Sir John Wedderburn made a fortune.
Wedderburn trial, the slave Joseph Knight, James Robertson creates another brilliant character, who allows him to make a point on the cultural silencing of the black slave population. The novel is named after Knight, but for most of its duration, Joseph Knight is an elusive presence felt in the. Joseph Knight (novel) Joseph Knight. (novel) Joseph Knight is a historical novel by Scottish author James Robertson published in by Fourth Estate. It was the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year in and won the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award in The novel is based on the true story of Joseph Knight, an enslaved African man brought from Jamaica to Scotland, and the novel revolves primarily around the cities of Dundee, near where Robertson was then living, and. Joseph Knight by Robertson, James and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru
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