Böcker av Peter Arnott

With his trademark wit and provocation, Peter Arnott returns with a new collection of essays and reviews that take on some of the thorniest questions in literature and culture. From the pleasures and pitfalls of historical fiction to the enduring legacies of postmodernism, Arnott's writing is a probing and engaging exploration of the ideas that shape our world.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

An intense and riveting play set in a Perthshire country house during the Scottish Independence referendum of 2014. A retired academic and political heavyweight invites family and former students together for a dramatic reckoning.

After 15 years in prison, Tommy Hunter decides to put right the misery he has heaped on his family by bringing them back together - at the point of a gun. The resulting mayhem and pursuit across Scotland is an exhilarating, point-by-point examination of ludicrous modernity and a Western hero who does not understand which planet he's on.

Two plays exploring the Tay Bridge disaster, in an ensemble piece and monologue. On the night of Sunday December 28, 1879, the unthinkable happened. Battered by a ferocious storm, the Tay Bridge collapsed. Award-winning Scottish playwright Peter Arnott explores the humanity behind this historic tragedy.