This evocative and stunningly produced book highlights the places that inspired the settings for the Inspector Rebus novels. It is the modern-day Scotland that the tourist never sees. The book is part biography of Rebus, revealing how he came into being, who he is, and what his Scotland is like. It is also partly an autobiography of Ian Rankin, explaining where he comes from and what his inspirations are. Beautifully illustrated throughout, with pictures that reflect the text, this is the perfect gift for anyone interested in Scotland or in the novels of Ian Rankin.
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'A great read' HAM & HIGH 'Stunning black-and-white photography...A non-fiction work of intelligent analysis' -- Elizabeth Buie GLASGOW HERALD 'Fascinating, as much for the revealing insight into the genesis of his characters, and an excellent collection of photographs...as for his personal views of Scotland and its people' CHOICE 'Trish Malley and Ross Gillespie...provide a visual language to complement the dark and complex thoughts of Scotland's most famous sleuth' BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPH 'atmospherically illustrated with a series of stunning shots, mostly of Edinburgh' DAILY MAIL (Scotland) 'No discerning coffee table should be without this visually stunning, intriguing snapshot of a Scottish literary icon' DAILY RECORD 'The autobiographical narrative of real Rankin is punctuated by the observations of unreal Rebus and are interwoven with acute and often wry tangential digressions on the nature of Scottishness. The formula works. Rebus 's myriad fans will be fascinated by the relationship between their hero and Rankin and general readers will find much to ponder over in Rankin's speculations about his own times and nation. The evocative photographs are a brilliant complement to the text' DAILY MAIL
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Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-two languages and are bestsellers on several continents. Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and has received the Gold Dagger for Fiction. He has also been shortlisted for the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the USA. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh. A contributor to BBC2's 'Newsnight Review', he also presented his own TV series, 'Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts', on Channel 4 in 2002. He recently received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons. Ian Rankin was born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960. In 1997 he was awarded the Macallan Gold Dagger for Fiction for Black and Blue. His subsequent Rebus novels have all been international bestsellers. He lives with his wife and two sons in Edinburgh. ?
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Not all kilts and bagpipes...,
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This review is from: Rebus's Scotland (Hardcover)
Not your typical coffee table travel book, Rebus's Scotland shows the "other" Scotland, the one more familiar to Rankin's fans. Mysterious ancient buildings, fascinating natural wonders, it's all here for your exploration. Anyone heading to Scotland or anyone who has visited there or would like to visit there should get this book.
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RANKIN AND REBUS FANS ONLY, PLEASE,
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As Ian Rankin, writer of this book, states fairly early on this is not a travel book of Scotland as he doesn't really know enough to do one, however, this is a book of comparisons between author and protagonist. As much as anything it delineates the differences between Rankin and his creation, Chief Inspector Rebus. Rankin even states that Rebus is not a 'real' character (news to his throngs of followers and readers) and Rankin thinks it a good thing he and Rebus will never meet as he suspects they would not like one another too much.Whether by accident or design this oversize book comes along as a totally absorbing read yet a stark one as well. The photographs within the book, and there are many, are all done in black and white, no color shots exist in this book of both Rankin's and Rebus' life. The book offers a semibiography of both men while at the same time offering up black and white silhouettes of their times and the neighborhoods they trod. A contrast of opposites as well, for Rankin states that he is not Rebus and Rebus not he. If a reader has abiding interest in the work of Ian Rankin and the career of John Rebus he or she cannot view this book as anything but a MUST read. If you are a fan of both the importance of this book cannot be overstated. Semper Fi.
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Thank you for an inexpensive, brand-new copy of Ian Rankin's book. Now I can have it as a reference as I read and re-read Inspector Rebus.
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