Books about Glasgow

[onyirtodd]

This

is worth a read.

From the back cover.

" Phantom Village not only provides an insight into the way a contemporary city is constructed in the popular imagination. It acts as a salutory antidote to several years of Glasgow hype".


It was published in 1990. ISBN: 0 7486 60909

[Sydney Rosewater]

Dreadful cover, I complained about it on the Bloodbus forum. Hardly sums up what's inside, looks more like a kids story book

Also makes it look like it's some kind of nostalgia thing with the old style bus, when the whole point is that it's what's happenin now.

[dimairt]

A great non-fic local history book is about the Britania Panopticon Music Hall in Trongate. I imagine this place would appeal to Hidden Glasgow posters.

The book's on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stan-Laurel-Oth ... 184158617X

I am told that the author is doing an event at Aye Write as well.

Judith Bowers is appearing at Aye Write! tomorrow, Thursday 13th March, 7.30-8.40 pm. Tickets are £7/6. She'll be talking about her book, the theatres itself and giving us a few songs too.


Le durachd,

Eddy

[hazy]

I had the misfortune last week of reading one of these free books from a Sunday newspaper. It was the one about the Glasgow gangster McGraw. Can I give any body a bit of advice before you read any of these Glasgow Hardmen/Gangster books GOUGE YOUR EYES OUT WITH A RED HOT POKER FIRST honestly the pain would be less severe. I had to go to the dentist after I read it and get root treatment without an anastetic to take away the pain.

[robertpool]

Andrew Aird - Glimpses of Old Glasgow is a must read for all. Its now free to read thanks to Strathclyde University's digital version. click on link below

http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/airgli/airgli01.htm

[robertpool]

After years of searching I have just bought an original 1894 version of Andrew Aird's book, 'Glimses of Old Glasgow', thanks Liz

[HollowHorn]

How's about this one, guys and gals? Just issued, get it in yir Christmas stocking.

[DMcNay]

Did you just declare a new round of Rod Stewart?

[Fossil]

Did you just declare a new round of Rod Stewart?

I think he has!
We can use Christmas selection 4a

[Glasgogirl]

Not a book, but an excellent film - Ratcatcher.

"The squalid council estates of Glasgow, mid-’70s. While a dustmen’s strike grinds on, life at home for 12-year-old James Gillespie (Eadie) is intolerable. His father’s a drunken slob, his mother under pressure, and James himself is hiding a terrible secret about an accident in the local canal. To distance himself, he befriends 14-year-old Margaret Anne (Mullen), steals some money and rides the bus out into the countryside… "

From memory I think this is filmed around the Summerston area - at least I recognised the buses! The whole feel was one of community and repression. I loved it.

sounds like something I might like to read... btw, love your avatar...is the horse yours?

[calamity]

I wrote a couple of daft wee stories about living in the schemes on Tachras, one is called India st and for some reason the title i wanted got changed and doesnt fit for anyone who knows about Glasgow.. India st was the housing office, never mind, you can still read some of my rubbish under Maude on there ..hope you enjoy.. http://www.tachras.co.uk/

[sunnysider]

A Disaffection by James Kelman. Just superb - even better even than How Late is Was, How Late which won the Booker. Buy two. In case you lose one.

Such Bad Company by George (?) Forbes and Paddy Meehan is a really interesting study of Glasgow criminality.

And I remember a huge furore kicked up in the seventies by something called A Glasgow Gang Observed - always wanted to read it but never did.

[Dexter St. Clair]

A Disaffection by James Kelman. Just superb - even better even than How Late is Was, How Late which won the Booker. Buy two. In case you lose one.

Such Bad Company by George (?) Forbes and Paddy Meehan is a really interesting study of Glasgow criminality.

And I remember a huge furore kicked up in the seventies by something called A Glasgow Gang Observed - always wanted to read it but never did.

1973: Patrick, James. (1973), A Glasgow Gang Observed, London: Methuen

Its difficult to get at a reasonable price

Collette Douglas Home gives a good introduction to the book here

[sunnysider]

Fascinating article.

I see what you mean about the price, although I'm not all that surprised.

I was looking to buy Glasgow's People by Oscar Marzaroli for someone this Christmas till I saw it on Amazon for £138. Then I stopped looking.

Thanks, Dexter.

[bod68]

Not a book, but an excellent film - Ratcatcher.

"The squalid council estates of Glasgow, mid-’70s. While a dustmen’s strike grinds on, life at home for 12-year-old James Gillespie (Eadie) is intolerable. His father’s a drunken slob, his mother under pressure, and James himself is hiding a terrible secret about an accident in the local canal. To distance himself, he befriends 14-year-old Margaret Anne (Mullen), steals some money and rides the bus out into the countryside… "

From memory I think this is filmed around the Summerston area - at least I recognised the buses! The whole feel was one of community and repression. I loved it.

Filmed in Govan....Kintra Street was the street in which the family lived which was situated beside St Gerards Secondary School..All the old tenements have since been demolished as has half the school (My old school) and nice new builds in their place. Infact..When the sister goes out to get the bus, it's beside the school which incidently wasn't ever a bus route.

Thinking back, I remember all the talk about the film crews being in.. The families had all gone and the houses were weeks/months from demolition.

The canal scenes were filmed in and around the Maryhill area,

I remember the bin mens strike very well....This film was quite dark but very enjoyable.