Publisher's Synopsis
Although Somhairle MacGill-Eain wrote the poetry for which he is internationally renowned in Gaelic, there is no book written in Gaelic which would introduce the man and his work to Gaelic readers, until now. This book, entirely in Gaelic, addresses that deficit by providing: an introduction to his life and work, aimed at a general reader and accessible to students in schools, universities and colleges; text based on transcripts of recordings in Gaelic made by Somhairle at various stages in his life, the emphasis of the book being 'in his own words'; source material is from interviews with Somhairle from the archives of the BBC, STV and the School of Scottish Studies. These institutions have provided archive material which was transcribed by professional transcribers at Tobar an Dualchais.
