Am Balach Beag a dh’Èisteadh aig Dorsan
The Little Boy Who Listened at Doors
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Awarded the best book for adults at the Royal National Mòd in 2018.
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About the Book:
Tha an t-eilean làn de sgeulachdan agus tha Tormod gan cluinntinn a h-uile taobh dhan tèid e. Cha ghann nach cluinn e mu na saighdearan Ròmanach, còtaichean seunta, agus mu dhaoine air an toirt a thaobh, air neo am bruid, air sgàth an cuid aineòlas, agus droch rùn chàich.
Ach, chan e a h-uile càil a tha freagarrach do chluasan òganaich agus cluinnidh Tormod, ’s a chluais ri claisneachd, gu leòr a tha ga chur a rannsachadh mu cò a b’ athair dha, am measg nithean eile. Cluinnidh e sop às gach seid bho a nàbaidh Ruairidh, a mhàthair is cailleachan na bùtha, ach chan eil e idir furasta do Thormod bun no bàrr a dhèanamh dheth. Nach fheàrr neoichiontachd na h-òige na bhith air do bhuaireadh cus le còmhradh a tha am beul dhaoine?
The island is full of stories, and Tormod hears them everywhere—at home, at school, and from Ruairidh next door. There are stories about Roman legions and enchanted tweed coats and men carried off by brutal pressgangs and self-proclaimed bards who would steal a song right out of your mouth. And then there are the stories he isn’t supposed to hear, and maybe one of them will explain a few things that puzzle him, like why he doesn’t have a father. Stories can change with every telling, and a little boy’s innocence can’t last forever. Am Balach Beag a dh’Èisteadh aig Dorsan agus na chuala e (The Little Boy who Listened at Doors and what he heard) explores the power of stories and the motives of people who tell them.
About the Author:
Tha Alison Lang na sgrìobhaiche, na dràmadaiche agus na neach-deasachaidh ag obair ann an Gàidhlig. Tha i air obrachadh do MG ALBA, Tèatar Nàiseanta na h-Alba agus mar neach-aithisg oifigeil aig Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Fhuair a’ chiad chruinneachadh de sgeulachdan goirid aice, Cainnt na Caileige Caillte, air a’ ghearr-liosta airson duais leabhar na bliadhna aig Comann Crann na h-Alba agus fhuair Am Balach Beag a dh’Èisteadh aig Dorsan agus na chuala e, an còigeamh leabhar aice a tha na chiad fhear airson Luath Press, air a’ ghearr-liosta airson Duais Dhòmhnaill Meek.
Alison Lang is a novelist, dramatist and editor writing principally in Scottish Gaelic. She has worked for Gaelic broadcaster MG ALBA, for the National Theatre of Scotland and as an official reporter at the Scottish Parliament. Her first collection of short fiction, Cainnt na Caileige Caillte, was shortlisted for the Saltire Society first book of the year award, and Am Balach Beag a dh’Èisteadh aig Dorsan agus na chuala e, her fifth book and her first for Luath Press, was shortlisted for the Donald Meek Award.