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Lawrence Durrell, Prospero's Cell: A guide to the landscape and manners of the island of Corcyra.
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The Man Who Loved Islands, a short story by D.H Lawrence
| | | | | Found two more, if it's not too late...! | Feb 22, 2008 |
In the wonderful book "The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel, Pi ends up on a wonderous island formed of edible algae and inhabited soley by meerkats....
Then there is Richard Flannegan's spectacularly bizzare novel "Gould's Book of Fish" by set largely in Van Diemens' Land (Tazmania).
Enjoyed remembering stories read when going through all the comments!
Selina
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Автор темы | Not too late | Feb 22, 2008 |
Hi Selina,
Thanks a lot for your message. It's certainly not too late; the "journalistic article" never quite got written, but the forum has been of great interest to me, and to many others as well judging by the number of page views for this discussion, so thanks again for your contribution.
Best wishes,
Philip.
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Rachel Fell
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Philip Taylor wrote:
Have to admit, to my shame, that I haven't read Middlemarch. Is it set on an island?
Hello Philip: it's set in the Midlands, supposedly based on Coventry, I think.
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| A couple of suggestions Philip (poem and short story) | Apr 28, 2008 |
Fascinating project Philip. Let us know once you publish the article and good luck with it!
from chapter 9 of the Autobiography - Martin Stannard (Poem) - Isle of Wight
Friends & Neighbours - Leila Aboulela (short story based in Scotland)
The majority of stories on 'The Scribner Book of Irish Writing' (2000) are excellent so well worth borrowing it from your local library.
Yurena
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| The Fascination of Islands | Apr 29, 2008 |
This is an interesting topic. I lived on a little Danish island for two years. It is called Tunø.
Ø is the one letter Danish word for island. This island is still an active community, though mostly retired mainlanders now. I lived there from 1978 to1980, when it was a farming community. Three of my kids went to the one room schoolhouse, at the same time, grades one through seven. After that the island kids had to go to a boarding school.<... See more This is an interesting topic. I lived on a little Danish island for two years. It is called Tunø.
Ø is the one letter Danish word for island. This island is still an active community, though mostly retired mainlanders now. I lived there from 1978 to1980, when it was a farming community. Three of my kids went to the one room schoolhouse, at the same time, grades one through seven. After that the island kids had to go to a boarding school.
The island has a website:
www.tunoe.dk
There is one small book about the island; Tunø En Insul, written by Christian Houkjær, who was the Island's pastor for six years. It is only about 45 pages, mostly sketches, and I am tempted to translate it into English.
Like many small and insular communities, gossip was the lifeblood of the islanders. Because we moved there as outsiders, not having been raised in any particular family fold, we were sought after as listeners, and everyone wanted to be sure that we heard their side of the truth. We returned there two years ago, for a weekend, after a space of 25 years. It was as if we had never left, and within hours we were being brought up to speed on all that had happened, and who had done what.
Island life has a certain essence that may be hard to find elsewhere, and a romantic appeal that may, or may, not withstand the trial of reality. After our last visit we have been unable to decide whether going back had been a good idea. Sometimes dreams and memories are best left undisturbed.
I see that The Blasket Islands have been mentioned. Another fascinating story is “Man of Aran”, the film by Robert Flaherty. Though it was staged to a great extent, it is still a great film, and a great story about life on an Irish island.
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I just finished reading Pascali's Island by Barry Unsworth (1980), set on a "shimmering Aegean island." Also made into a movie of the same name in 1990, starring Ben Kingsley and Helen Mirren (haven't seen it).
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| Freya of the Seven Isles / Cold Skin | Oct 11, 2008 |
A number of Joseph Conrad's short stories were set or part-set on islands. Three of them are:
Freya of the Seven Isles
The Lagoon
The Planter of Malata
Conrad wrote a very large number of short stories. Since most of his works are sea-faring and many of them occur around the Asian archipelagos, I dare say that there should be a few more with island settings.
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Cold Skin - Albert Sánchez Piñol
A relatively short novel, als... See more A number of Joseph Conrad's short stories were set or part-set on islands. Three of them are:
Freya of the Seven Isles
The Lagoon
The Planter of Malata
Conrad wrote a very large number of short stories. Since most of his works are sea-faring and many of them occur around the Asian archipelagos, I dare say that there should be a few more with island settings.
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Cold Skin - Albert Sánchez Piñol
A relatively short novel, also an interesting read, which inevitably bring Conrad and H.P. Lovecraft to mind at different points in the book. Located on a desolate island in the Antarctic region.
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| A Smile of Fortune (A Harbour Story) | Oct 11, 2008 |
I forgot that one despite having read it very recently along with "Freya..."
Both can be found in "'Twixt Land and Sea", along with "The Secret Sharer", which takes place on board a ship.
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| A very English island | Oct 20, 2008 |
England, England by Julian Barnes - set on the Isle of Wight. Barnes is one of my favourite contemporary authors, although it's not his best novel.
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| Not to be missed | Jan 11, 2009 |
The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen. A work on the centrality of islands to the science and nature of evolution and extinction, beautifully written as part historical novel and part exposition of island biogeography. Will have you wondering why Darwin got all the credit for "his" theory of evolution. Not to be missed...
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Island at the edge of the world
Abandoned more than 150 years ago, the tiny isle of Rona now only echoes to the siren songs of salt-winds and sea-birds. In this bleak place, the acclaimed Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie found not just abundant wildlife and beauty, but alarming signs of environmental crisis in the north Atlantic.
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Abandoned more than 150 years ago, the tiny isle of Rona now only echoes to the siren songs of salt-winds and sea-birds. In this bleak place, the acclaimed Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie found not just abundant wildlife and beauty, but alarming signs of environmental crisis in the north Atlantic.
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| | | | | Writer from Panama (Rogelio Sinán): "La isla mágica" | Jun 9, 2009 |
Hi Philip,
I just discovered this thread and it is quite interesting, so I'd like to add my 2 cents.
One of the most (locally and also internationally among Latin American/Central American literature scholars) recognized writers from Panama (where I was born) is Rogelio Sinán. "La isla mágica" (literally, "the magic island") is one of his most important novels.
It is basically a metaphor of the island wher... See more Hi Philip,
I just discovered this thread and it is quite interesting, so I'd like to add my 2 cents.
One of the most (locally and also internationally among Latin American/Central American literature scholars) recognized writers from Panama (where I was born) is Rogelio Sinán. "La isla mágica" (literally, "the magic island") is one of his most important novels.
It is basically a metaphor of the island where this writer was born, called Taboga, which is located very close to the Pacific coast of Panama and is a typical tourist point-of-interest for visitors of Panama (you can get there by boat from Panama City in less than an hour).
Information about Rogelio Sinán at:
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/rogelio-sinan-dlb/ (in English)
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogelio_Sinán (in Spanish)
So here you go, another contribution about an island very far away from your island, Ireland.
Cheers,
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