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“alan bissett”

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  • Pack Men

    by Alan Bissett ...
    'That's why aw this-' Cage lifts his lager can, sweeps it round 180 degrees. '-means so much tay a man.'The crowd stamps and claps, a hundred and fifty thousand voices blending into one.In 2008 Glasgow Rangers FC reached a major European final. It was held in Manchester, a short hop from Scotland into England. Cue a colossal invasion: the largest movement of Scots over the border in history and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Incredible Adam Spark

    by Alan Bissett ...
    A dazzling performance (think Forrest Gump, think Curious Incident, think Anne Donovan's Buddha Da) from one of Scotland's brightest new talents.Adam Spark. Eighteen going on eight-and-a-half. Fast-food worker. Queen fan. Last in the queue for luck. On waking from an accident in which he saves a child, he has the distinct impression that all is far from right. What are these curious lights that ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Ching Room & Turbo Folk: Two Plays by Alan Bissett

    by Alan Bissett ...
    The Ching RoomA pitch-black two-hander set in a toilet cubicle.Rory realises he is out of his depth once he becomes trapped by the terrifying and enigmatic drug-dealer, Darren.Cast size: 2M.“Has subtle depth as a meditation on drug culture… The character of Darren is a demon for our times.” The Scotsman“Exudes the same sort of self-assurance as Gregory Burke’s debut,Gagarin Way… You can see real ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ching Room & Turbo Folk

    Two Plays

    by Alan Bissett ...
    The Ching RoomA pitch-black two-hander set in a toilet cubicle. Rory realises he is out of his depth once he becomes trapped by the terrifying and enigmatic drug-dealer, Darren.Cast size: 2M.Turbo FolkA sharp look at Scottish nationality at home and abroad. Set in the sort of bar you wouldn't take tourists to, in an unspecified Balkan country, Turbo Folk earned Bissett a nomination for Best New ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Born Under a Union Flag

    Rangers, the Union and Scottish Independence

    Edited by Alan Bissett ...
    A book about the relationship of a football club to a political decision? On one level this is madness. But in Scotland it makes perfect sense. What do Rangers mean to Scotland and what does Scotland mean to Rangers? What do Rangers mean to Britain and what does Britain mean to Rangers? How does the club and the game interact with the world around it? Questioning how British and Scottish ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Volume One

    Toy Plastic Chicken; A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity; Chic Murray: A Funny Place for A Window; Ida Tamson; Jocky Wilson Said; Do Not Press This Button

    by Douglas Maxwell, Uma Nada-Rajah, Stuart Hepburn, Jane Livingstone, Jonathan Cairney, Alan Bissett, Denise Mina ...
    ‘a bedrock of the Scottish theatre industry’ The Guardian‘a major part of Scotland’s new playwriting landscape’ The ScotsmanAfter running for fifteen years, the founding principles of A Play, a Pie and a Pint remain steadfast – a new play at lunchtime every week that lasts no more than an hour, accompanied by a pie and a pint. As well as producing thirty-three new plays per year, Òran Mór also ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil

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    A fugitive woman finds refuge in the arms of a Highland warrior in this historical Scottish romance by the New York Times–bestselling author.Scotland, 1479. When her dagger is found buried in the body of one of the king's men, there is little room for doubt—the perpetrator must pay with her life. But Ilsabeth Murray Armstrong is no killer, and only one person can help clear her name: Sir Simon ... Read more

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