Sunset Song
by James Leslie Mitchellliterary work· published 1932
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Divided between her love of the land and the brutal harshness of farming life, young Chris Guthrie finally chooses to stay in the rural community of her childhood. Yet the First World War and the economic and social changes that follow make her a widow and mock the efforts of her youth. But although the days of the small crofter are over, Chris symbolises and intuitive strength which, like the land itself, endures despite everything. Sunset Song is the first and most celebrated book of Grassic Gibbon's great trilogy, A Scot's Quair. It provides a powerful description of the first two decades of the century through the evocation of change and the lyrical intensity of its prose.
Adaptations (1)
Sunset Song was adapted into a 2015 film.
Sunset Song2015 · film · 135 min · dir. Terence Davies · IMDb ↗The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
