Although Somhairle MacGill-Eain wrote the poetry for which he is internationally renowned in Gaelic, there is no book written in Gaelic which would introduce the man and his work to Gaelic readers, until now. This book, entirely in Gaelic, addresses that deficit by providing:

• An introduction to his life and work, aimed at a general reader and accessible to students in schools, universities and colleges.

• Text based on transcripts of recordings in Gaelic made by Somhairle at various stages in his life, the emphasis of the book being ‘in his own words’.

• Source material is from interviews with Somhairle from the archives of the BBC, STV and the School of Scottish Studies. These institutions have provided archive material which was transcribed by professional transcribers at Tobar an Dualchais.

The book contains a short biography of his late daughter Catriona and contents list of family songs performed by her on the accompanying CD. Somhairle MacGill-Eain Na Bhriathran Fhèin is also fully illustrated with black and white photos, including family photographs dating from late 1920s to the 1990s, landscapes and significant places in Raasay, Skye, Plockton, Edinburgh, Egypt, and professional photographs of Somhairle MacGill-Eain at various events from the 1970s to 1990s.

300 pages.