A. L. Kennedy (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Alison Louise Kennedy is sometimes named as one of the new Scottish Renaissance writers, but she resists definition as a nationalist writer. “We [Scots] have a storytelling tradition which gives us a respect for voice; we have an alcoholic tradition which gives us a respect for confabulation,” Kennedy said at the 2001 Edinburgh Book Festival, discussing as well Scotland’s position as a “non-dominant culture” within the larger dominant British culture, but she added, “Today I would like to be international.” Writing fiction, she believes, is a both an act of faith and an...
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