Beside the Ocean of Time

Beside the Ocean of Time

Infobox Book
name = Beside the Ocean of Time


image_caption = Beside the Ocean of Time book cover.
author = George Mackay Brown
country = Great Britain
language = English
genre = Novel
publisher = John Murray
pub_date = 1994
pages =
isbn = ISBN 1896209122

"Beside the Ocean of Time" (1994) is a novel by Scottish writer George Mackay Brown. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and judged Scottish Book of the Year by the Saltire Society. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/arts/writingscotland/learning_journeys/place/george_mackay_brown/ BBC Writing Scotland] .] The plot follows Thorfinn Ragnarson, the son of a tenant farmer, who regularly daydreams about historical fantasies; however, after foreseeing his own future, he begins to see a correlation between history, daydreaming and fate. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=6wg0sWBeK74C&dq=Beside+the+Ocean+of+Time Beside the Ocean of Time] , Google Books. Retrieved on 2007-12-23]

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