A review by lauryns
Island: The Complete Stories by پژمان طهرانیان, Alistair MacLeod, پ

5.0

My guess is that we are all suckers for stories about the "homeland", which may be part of the appeal of this collection of short stories from Nova Scotia writer Alistair MacLeod. Although I was born in New York City, my mother is from Nova Scotia and my father from Newfoundland and those places seem to run deep in my veins. In any case, it is one of the most brilliant collections I've ever read. The stories are set primarily on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; MacLeod so beautifully captures the rugged landscape and the hardships of that part of the world and writes with raw emotion that is powerful but never sentimental. It's been awhile since I've read it, and I don't have much of a memory for details, but it's definitely worth the read.