Great 20th Century Scottish Books

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Lanark: Life in Four Books: A Life in 4 Books (Canongate Classics)
1.  Lanark: Life in Four Books: A Life in 4 Books (Canongate Classics) by Alasdair Gray
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  "Simply the best urban Scottish novel of the twentieth century"
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Sunset Song
2.  Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
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  "The great rural Scottish novel of the early twentieth century."
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Penguin Modern Classics) by Muriel Spark
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  "Edinburgh was never the same after this..."
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The White Bird Passes
4.  The White Bird Passes by Jessie Kesson
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  "A lyrical and moving account of life in the north-east of Scotland"
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Trick Is To Keep Breathing
5.  Trick Is To Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway
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  "A funny and heartbreakingly good novel"
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Consider the Lilies
6.  Consider the Lilies by Iain Crichton-Smith
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  "A wonderful account of one woman's experience of The Clearances"
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The Year of the Stranger (Canongate Kelpies)
7.  The Year of the Stranger (Canongate Kelpies) by Allan Campbell McLean
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  "A great novel for children."
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The Man Who Wanted To Smell Books: Selected Short Stories (Canongate Classics)
8.  The Man Who Wanted To Smell Books: Selected Short Stories (Canongate Classics) by Elspeth Davie
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  "Terrific collection of short stories. Deserves to be better-known."
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
9.  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
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  "Humane and funny  - Africa without any apologies."
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Hugh Macdiarmid Selected Poems
10.  Hugh Macdiarmid Selected Poems by Hugh MacDiarmid
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  "Simply the best Scottish poet writing in English in the 20th century"
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