Matthew Fitt je skotský básník a romanopisec, který se věnuje oživení a rozvoji skotského jazyka prostřednictvím své literární tvorby. Jeho díla často zkoumají moderní témata v tradičním skotském jazyce, čímž propojují minulost s budoucností. Prostřednictvím své práce v nakladatelství Itchy Coo a jako autor sloupků se Fitt zasazuje o to, aby se skotština stala živou a relevantní pro nové generace. Jeho styl je charakteristický inovativním přístupem k jazyku a schopností vtáhnout čtenáře do světa, který je zároveň povědomý i nečekaný.
Read and recited at Burns Suppers all over the world, Kate o Shanter's Tale is a classic of modern Scots poetry. Complemented by more rants and whigmaleeries by Scots writer Matthew Fitt, this vibrant first collection engages as much as it entertains. schovat popis
Provides an overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. This title discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream.
Katie Bairdie had a coo, Black and white aboot the mou. Wasna that a dainty coo? Dance, Katie Bairdie. Itchy Coo's first publication specifically for babies and very young children, Katie's Coo is a delightful board book. Illustrated in full colour throughout, the book contains some much-loved traditional Scots rhymes, along with a few that are less well known. Parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, big brothers and sisters, they'll all enjoy singing or chanting the words in Katie's Coo to babies and toddlers. And the bairns will love the combination of Scots words and sounds with the bright and simple illustrations by award-winning artist Karen Sutherland (Animal ABC, A Moose in the Hoose, Eck the Bee). Rhymes featured include favourites like 'The Three Craws', 'Katie Bairdie', 'Wee Willie Winkie' and 'Ally Bally Bee'. Developed in consultation with Craigmillar Books for Babies and the Scottish Book Trust, Katie's Coo is a fun introduction for young children to easy Scots rhymes.
Written entirely in Scots, this is a science fiction novel set in a future where the Scottish Highlands are the only unsubmerged area of Britain. With strong characters and a gripping plot, the well-defined settings create an atmosphere of paranoia and danger.
A warm and funny picture book about sibling rivalry ... and superheroes!
'Zeus, high-heid-yin o the gods and heid-bummer o the universe, had a son, and he cawed this son Hercules'. So begins Matthew Fitt's version of the ancient myth of Hercules, retold in the Scots language.