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Nan Shepherd

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(1893 - 1981), Scottish novelist, poet, educator

United KingdomWritersLived 1893 to 1981 · aged 88
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Anna "Nan" Shepherd was a Scottish modernist writer and poet, who authored the memoir, The Living Mountain, based on experiences of hill walking in the Cairngorms. The work has been cited as influential by nature writers Robert Macfarlane and Richard Mabey.

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Anna "Nan" Shepherd was a Scottish modernist writer and poet, who authored the memoir, The Living Mountain, based on experiences of hill walking in the Cairngorms. The work has been cited as influential by nature writers Robert Macfarlane and Richard Mabey. She also wrote poetry and three novels set in small fictional communities in Northern Scotland. The landscape and weather of this area play a major role in her novels and provide a focus for her poetry.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1893 to 1981 · aged 88
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