James Leslie Mitchell (1901-02-13)13 February 1901 Hillhead of Seggat, Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died
7 February 1935(1935-02-07) (aged 33) Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Pen name
Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Occupation
Novelist
Nationality
Scottish
Period
1928–1935
Genre
General fiction
Subject
Scottish country life Science fiction Historical novels
Literary movement
20th-century Scottish Renaissance
Notable works
The trilogy A Scots Quair, in particular the first book Sunset Song
Children
Rhea Martin
Website
www.grassicgibbon.com
Memorial to Lewis Grassic Gibbon in Arbuthnott kirkyard
Lewis Grassic Gibbon (Scots pronunciation:[ˈluːisˈɡræsɪkˈɡibɪn]) was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell[1] (13 February 1901 – 7 February 1935), a Scottish writer. He was best known for A Scots Quair, a trilogy set in the north-east of Scotland in the early 20th century, of which all three parts have been serialised on BBC television.
^Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 70.
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