David Greig The Book of I review, recensie en informatie Schotse historische roman over de middeleeuwen. Op 9 september 2025 verschijnt bij Europa Editions de debuutroman over Schotland tijdens de middeleeuwen van de Schotse schrijver David Greig. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van de roman is niet verkrijgbaar.
David Greig The Book of I review en recensie
- “A surprisingly humorous take on a Viking massacre on the island [of Iona], the birthplace of Christianity in Scotland… spans themes of love, death and faith while unpacking the brutality of the mythologised Norsemen with comedy and romance.” (Scotland on Sunday)
- “The novel is written with a vividness that reduces the distance between AD825 and our time to what feels like a thin curtain – a curtain not unlike the one David Greig’s characters are tugging at, hoping to get a glimpse of the mysteries.” (Times Literary Supplement)
- “This is a jewel of a book, sparkling like the seas around the island. Each word vivifies the island, its natural life, and the inner lives of its inhabitants… The humor renders characters relatable, highlighting issues we all recognize.” (Historical Novel Society)
The Book of I
- Auteur: David Greig (Schotland)
- Soort boek: Schotse historische roman over de middeleeuwen
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Europa Editions
- Verschijnt: 9 september 2025
- Omvang: 160 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
- Prijs: $ 24,00 / $ 14,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de historische roman over Schotland in de middeleeuwen
825: In the aftermath of a vicious attack by raiders from the north, an unlikely trio finds themselves the lone survivors on a remote Scottish isle. Still breathing are young Brother Martin, the only resident of the local monastery to escape martyrdom; Una, a beekeeper and mead maker who has been relieved of her violent husband during the slaughter; and Grimur, an aging Norseman who claws his way out of the hasty grave his fellow raiders left him in, thinking him dead.
As the seasons pass in this wild and lonely setting, their inherent distrust of each other melts into a complex meditation on the distances and bonds between them. Told with humor and alive with sharply exquisite dialogue, David Greig deftly lifts the curtain between our world and the past.The Book of I is an entirely unique novel that serves as a philosophical commentary on guilt and redemption, but also humanity, love, and the things we choose to believe in.
David Grieg is born in 1969 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is a Scottish playwright who studied Drama and English at Bristol University. Since setting up the Suspect Culture theatre company in the 1990s, his plays have been performed widely in Scotland and around the world, including Midsummer, The Events, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Local Hero, and The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. He is currently the Artistic Director at Edinburgh’s Lyceum Theatre. The Book of I is his first novel.