Beside the Ocean of Time
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Beside the Ocean of Time (1994
) is a novel by Scottish writer George Mackay Brown
. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and judged Scottish Book of the Year by the Saltire Society
. The plot follows Thorfinn Ragnarson from Norday in the Orkney Islands of the 1930's. The son of a tenant farmer, he regularly daydreams about historical fantasies. After foreseeing his own future, he begins to see a correlation between history, daydreaming and fate.
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) is a novel by Scottish writer George Mackay Brown
George Mackay Brown
George Mackay Brown , was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist, whose work has a distinctly Orcadian character...
. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and judged Scottish Book of the Year by the Saltire Society
Saltire Society
The Saltire Society was established in 1936 to encourage everything that might improve the quality of life in Scotland and restore the country to its proper place as a creative force in European civilisation....
. The plot follows Thorfinn Ragnarson from Norday in the Orkney Islands of the 1930's. The son of a tenant farmer, he regularly daydreams about historical fantasies. After foreseeing his own future, he begins to see a correlation between history, daydreaming and fate.