Gaelic Poet Christopher Whyte in conversation with Niall O’Gallagher
Christopher Whyte will be reading in Gaelic and in English translation from his tenth collection Athair/Father at The Screening Room on 28th November!
About Gaelic Poet Christopher Whyte in conversation with Niall O’Gallagher
Bidh Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin a’ leughadh dàintean bhon cruinneachadh ùr aige, Athair/Father, a tha a’ dèligeadh air dòigh anabarrach fhosgailte, ach mheachar cuideachd, ri cuspair cruadalach, droch-dhìol feiseil o bhall den teaghlach fhèin.
Tha Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin na bhàrd Gàidhlig a choisinn iomadh duais. Às dèidh dreuchd chomharraichte acadeimigeach a’ teagasg litreachas na Gàidhlig san Ròimh, Dùn Èideann agus Glaschu, rinn e imrich a Bhudapest ann an 2006, far am bi e a’ sgrìobhadh làn-ùine.
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Christopher Whyte will be reading in Gaelic and in English translation from his tenth collection Athair/Father, which considers sexual abuse by a trusted family member with startling frankness and sensitivity.
Christopher Whyte is a Gaelic poet with many accolades. After a distinguished academic career teaching Scottish and Gaelic literature in Rome, Edinburgh and Glasgow, he moved to Budapest, Hungary in 2006, where he writes full-time. His work is characterised by its innovative, at times provocative, subject-matter, and by the resolute adoption of a European perspective.
This event will be in English and Gaelic.
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