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'''''Stonemouth''''' is a 2012 [[Novel in Scotland|novel by Scottish]] author [[Iain Banks]]. The novel was published on 5 April 2012 by [[Little, Brown and Company]] and follows a man returning to a small [[seaport]] town after |
'''''Stonemouth''''' is a 2012 [[Novel in Scotland|novel by Scottish]] author [[Iain Banks]]. The novel was published on 5 April 2012 by [[Little, Brown and Company]] and follows a man returning to a small [[seaport]] town after being forced to flee five years earlier. ''[[The Irish Times]]'' picked the book as one of their "Books to Read in 2012".<ref>{{cite news|last=Wallace|first=Arminta|title=The books to read in 2012|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/1231/1224309652002.html|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=18 October 2012}}</ref> |
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==Plot summary== |
==Plot summary== |
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Stewart Gilmour returns to Stonemouth, a fictional seaport town north of [[Aberdeen]], for a funeral. It is five years since he ran away to [[London]] after a sexual indiscretion at a wedding. Stonemouth is controlled by two rival gangs, the Murstons and the MacAvetts, and Gilmour was engaged to a member of the former [[Scottish clan|clan]] before he had to leave.<ref>{{cite book|last=Banks|first=Iain| |
Stewart Gilmour returns to Stonemouth, a fictional seaport town north of [[Aberdeen]], for a funeral. It is five years since he ran away to [[London]] after a sexual indiscretion at a wedding. Stonemouth is controlled by two rival gangs, the Murstons and the MacAvetts, and Gilmour was engaged to a member of the former [[Scottish clan|clan]] before he had to leave.<ref>{{cite book|last=Banks|first=Iain|author-link=Iain Banks|title=Stonemouth|year=2012|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=978-1408702505|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/stonemouth0000bank_f7b8}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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Critical reception for ''Stonemouth'' was mostly positive.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/book-review-stonemouth-iain-banks-1635862|title=Book review: Stonemouth |
Critical reception for ''Stonemouth'' was mostly positive.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/book-review-stonemouth-iain-banks-1635862|title=Book review: Stonemouth - Iain Banks |first=Tom |last=Adair |work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=1 April 2012 |access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/41264-iain-banks-stonemouth/|title=Iain Banks - Stonemouth |first=Brian |last=Donaldson |work=[[The List (magazine)|The List]] |location=Edinburgh |date=27 March 2012 |accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref> Some criticisms of the book included some of the references to modern technology being "unauthentic",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/energetic-master-of-set-piece-reigns-supreme-26836438.html|title=Energetic master of set piece reigns supreme - Books, Entertainment - Independent.ie|work=[[Irish Independent]]|first=Hilary A|last=White|date=25 March 2012 |access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref> while praise for the novel centred on the plot's mystery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/28/stonemouth-iain-banks-review|title=Stonemouth by Iain Banks – review |work=The Guardian|accessdate=5 April 2012|location=London|first=Stuart|last=Kelly|date=28 March 2012}}</ref> ''[[Culture Critic]]'' gave it an aggregated critic score of 90 percent based on an accumulation of British press reviews. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Iain Banks - Stonemouth|url=http://www.culturecritic.co.uk/books/iain-banks-stonemouth/|access-date=12 July 2024|website=[[Culture Critic]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411195521/http://www.culturecritic.co.uk/books/iain-banks-stonemouth/|archive-date=11 Apr 2013}}</ref> |
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== Adaptation == |
== Adaptation == |
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An adaptation for [[BBC Television]] was announced in 2014, starring [[Christian Cooke]] as Stewart Gilmour, with [[Peter Mullan]], [[Sharon Small]] and [[Gary Lewis (actor)|Gary Lewis]]. Location filming<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotlandthemovie.com/movies/fstone.html|title=Stonemouth|publisher=Scotland the Movie Location Guide|accessdate=14 July 2015}}</ref> took place in [[Macduff, Aberdeenshire]] in November 2014. It premiered on 8 June 2015 on BBC One Scotland, and 11 June 2015 on [[BBC Two]] in the rest of the UK.<ref>http://www.geektown.co.uk/tvairdates/stonemouth/</ref> |
An adaptation for [[BBC Television]] was announced in 2014, starring [[Christian Cooke]] as Stewart Gilmour, with [[Peter Mullan]], [[Sharon Small]] and [[Gary Lewis (actor)|Gary Lewis]]. Location filming<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotlandthemovie.com/movies/fstone.html|title=Stonemouth|publisher=Scotland the Movie Location Guide|accessdate=14 July 2015}}</ref> took place in [[Macduff, Aberdeenshire]] in November 2014. It premiered on 8 June 2015 on BBC One Scotland, and 11 June 2015 on [[BBC Two]] in the rest of the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geektown.co.uk/tvairdates/stonemouth/|title=Stonemouth|date=20 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 2 August 2024
 First edition | |
| Author | Iain Banks |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | 5 April 2012 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 368 pp |
| ISBN | 1408702509 |
Stonemouth is a 2012 novel by Scottish author Iain Banks. The novel was published on 5 April 2012 by Little, Brown and Company and follows a man returning to a small seaport town after being forced to flee five years earlier. The Irish Times picked the book as one of their "Books to Read in 2012".[1]
Plot summary
[edit]Stewart Gilmour returns to Stonemouth, a fictional seaport town north of Aberdeen, for a funeral. It is five years since he ran away to London after a sexual indiscretion at a wedding. Stonemouth is controlled by two rival gangs, the Murstons and the MacAvetts, and Gilmour was engaged to a member of the former clan before he had to leave.[2]
Reception
[edit]Critical reception for Stonemouth was mostly positive.[3][4] Some criticisms of the book included some of the references to modern technology being "unauthentic",[5] while praise for the novel centred on the plot's mystery.[6] Culture Critic gave it an aggregated critic score of 90 percent based on an accumulation of British press reviews. [7]
Adaptation
[edit]An adaptation for BBC Television was announced in 2014, starring Christian Cooke as Stewart Gilmour, with Peter Mullan, Sharon Small and Gary Lewis. Location filming[8] took place in Macduff, Aberdeenshire in November 2014. It premiered on 8 June 2015 on BBC One Scotland, and 11 June 2015 on BBC Two in the rest of the UK.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Wallace, Arminta. "The books to read in 2012". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Banks, Iain (2012). Stonemouth. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-1408702505.
- ^ Adair, Tom (1 April 2012). "Book review: Stonemouth - Iain Banks". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Donaldson, Brian (27 March 2012). "Iain Banks - Stonemouth". The List. Edinburgh. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ White, Hilary A (25 March 2012). "Energetic master of set piece reigns supreme - Books, Entertainment - Independent.ie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Kelly, Stuart (28 March 2012). "Stonemouth by Iain Banks – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ "Iain Banks - Stonemouth". Culture Critic. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Stonemouth". Scotland the Movie Location Guide. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Stonemouth". 20 May 2015.
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