{"product_id":"9781847675415","title":"Magnus Merriman","description":"Introduced by Douglas Gifford.  This hilarious novel charts the rise and fall (and perhaps the rise again) of Magnus Merriman—would-be lover, writer, politician, idealist and crofter—moved by dreams of greatness and a talent for farcical defeat.  Convinced that ‘small nations are safer to live in than big ones’, Magnus becomes a Nationalist candidate for the parliamentary seat of ‘Kinluce’.  With details based on Linklater’s own experiences in an East Fife by-election in 1933, the way is set for a satirical and irreverent portrait of Scottish life, literature and politics in the 1930s. Nothing is sacred and no-one is spared.  ‘A book full of remarkable passages . . . [with a] breathless tempo . . . it is wonderful writing.’ Herald","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157820260592,"sku":"9781847675415","price":13.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847675415_p0.jpg?v=1763749943","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847675415","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}