Ian Macpherson (novelist)
- Ian Macpherson (novelist)
Ian Macpherson (1905 – 1944), was born in Scotland. He was graduated from Aberdeen University in 1928 with a first class honours degree in English.
His first novel, Shepherds Calendar, was published in 1931. The book tells of a young man's growth to maturity in a farming community dominated by hard toil and the influence of the seasons.
Wild Harbour tells of the world destroyed by a future war, forebodings of which were already discernible in Europe.
Ian Macpherson died in a motorcycle accident in 1944.
Novels
* Shepherds Calendar (1931)
* Land Of Our Fathers (1933)
* Pride in the Valley (1936)
* Wild Harbour (1936)
References
* [http://www.canongate.net/IanMacpherson Canongate Books]
* 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, ABC Books, Sydney, 2006.
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