Phil WolffJun 9
Assoc for Scottish Literature

“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”

—Iain Banks died #OTD, 9 June, 2013

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/15/iain-banks-the-final-interview

#Scottish #literature #IainBanks #IainMBanks

Iain Banks: the final interview

Iain Banks died last Sunday, just before the publication of his final novel The Quarry. Last month he talked to Stuart Kelly about writing, politics and all the things still left to do . . .

The Guardian
Jun 9 at 3:46pmWeb
Show threadLillyLyle/Count MelancholiaJun 9
@scotlit Sorely missed.
Show threadGabriel NJun 9
@scotlit his work is so interesting. RIP
Show threadBenareshJun 9

@scotlit Honestly him and Jim Steward steered me away from becoming part of the alt-right before it was called that.

Reading Books that imagine a society that isn't just another rehash of liberal democracy or dystopian corporate hellscape is sorely missed.

Show thread🐕Jun 9
@scotlit a great read, thanks for sharing and the reminder. 🙏🏽
Show threadRalfMaximusJun 9

@scotlit

God how I miss this man.

Show threadJean-Michel DurandJun 9

@scotlit An independent book store in Brussels held a book signing event one drab weekday almost 20 years ago.
I made up a meeting with invented people to justify my absence, and snuck out of work to go shake his hand and have him sign my copy of Matter.

I was wearing a suit. I looked like a cog in a system.
He wore a sweater. He looked like a man who'd seen a future no one else had the courage to imagine.

Show threadGraeme 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Jun 9
@scotlit A great writer, and a lovely human being. Definitely missed.
Show threadCaptainAyeAye Jun 10
@scotlit I haven't read any of his work, but I thoroughly enjoyed that article about him. Thank you for sharing that, and introducing me to him.
Show threadWhichOne'sPink 🇫🇮Jun 10
@scotlit I've read every book he published.