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Scuffed Comedy: An Exploration of Male Un-bonding and Britain Unraveling

In this novel, a leading Scottish writer crafts a scuffed comedy tackling male un-bonding and Britain's unraveling, capturing the essence of societal changes. Learn about Alan Bissett, the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Writer of the Year 2011, born in Falkirk in 1975. His upbringing in Hallglen inspires his compelling works. Find out about his journey from selling books at Waterstones to becoming a full-time writer post-Glasgow University days.

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Scuffed Comedy: An Exploration of Male Un-bonding and Britain Unraveling

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  1. ‘That’s why aw this-’ Cage lifts his lager can, sweeps it round 180 degrees. ‘-means so much tay a man.’The crowd stamps and claps, a hundred and fifty thousand voices blending into one. With this novel, one of Scotland’s leading young writers has created a scuffed comedy about male un-bonding and Britain unravelling.

  2. Alan Bissett is the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Writer of the Year 2011. • He was born in 1975 in Falkirk, Scotland. David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’, re-released, was at Number One in the charts that week. • He grew up in Hallglen, a housing scheme on the outskirts of the town and the setting for much of his later work, attending Hallglen Primary School, Falkirk High School, and then Stirling University, where he studied English. • After graduating he worked very briefly as an English teacher at ELGIN ACADEMY, before deciding to study for a PhD, supporting himself by selling books in Waterstones. He didn’t get the PhD, but he did publish his debut novel. • He left Glasgow University in December 2007, and has been working as a full time writer ever since.

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