Brian McCabe

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Brian McCabe


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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Brian McCabe is a Scottish writer, tutor and editor, best known for his fine short stories and quirky poetry. Born in 1951, McCabe grew up near Edinburgh in a mining community. He studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, where he encountered other young writers such as Ron Butlin and Andrew Greig and was influenced by older Edinburgh poets such as Norman MacCaig and Robert Garioch. Along with Greig, Butlin and Liz Lochhead, McCabe was one of 'The Lost Poets', a rough collective which organised readings and other events in central Scotland in the early 1970s. ...more

Average rating: 3.25 · 129 ratings · 14 reviews · 54 distinct works
The Other McCoy

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In a Dark Room with a Stranger

3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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Zero

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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The Lipstick Circus

3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions
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Selected Stories

3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003
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The Stoney Road

3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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Body parts

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999
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Geography is Dead: How Amer...

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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One Atom to Another

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1987
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A date with my wife

2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001
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