A Son of the Rock

I was sad to read that while I was away in The Netherlands Scottish poet and novelist John Burnside has died.

I only knew him through his prose, which I first came across through the inclusion on that list of the 100 Best Scottish Books (nearly all of which I have now read) of his novel Living Nowhere. After reading that I bought his other fiction books whenever I happened upon them. I have reviewed those I have read here, here, here and here. Every single one is excellent.

John Burnside: 19/3/1955 – 29/5/2024. So it goes.