Watching a documentary on Lewis Grassic Gibbon and two things I find almost incredible are that after it first came out, Sunset Song was banned by Aberdeen libraries, and that Sunset Song was written in 6 weeks.
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Fantastic books, particularly Sunset Song. The original TV series of Sunset Song, 'remastered' is on the iPlayer at present and I think Cloud Howe and Grey Granite are going to be shown too. Unimpressed personally by the Terence Davies film but the TV series was something else. Well worth a watch.
I loved the original TV adaptation, but am hesitant to watch again, incase it isn't as I'd remembered. I haven't watched the film as Vivien Heilbron was so utterly luminous as Chris, I'm not sure I could take anyone else in the role.
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Also, Gormenghast - that and Sunset Song were the two books that changed everything for me.