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Alistair MacLean

Scotland   (1922 - 1987)
(Uncle of S G MacLean)
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About Alistair MacLean
Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots Minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941, at the age of eighteen, he joined the Royal Navy; two and a half years spent aboard a cruiser were to give him the background for 'HMS Ulysses', his first novel, the outstanding documentary novel on the war at sea. After the war he gained an English Honours degree at Glasgow University, and became a schoolmaster. In 1983, he was awarded a D. Litt. from the same university.

Maclean is the author of twenty-nine world bestsellers and recognised as an outstanding writer in his own genre. Many of his titles have been adapted for film - 'The Guns of the Navarone', 'Force Ten from Navarone', 'Where Eagles Dare' and 'Bear Island' are among the most famous. He died in 1987.
 
Non fiction
Lawrence of ArabiaCaptain Cook
 
Anthologies containing stories by Alistair MacLean
 
Short stories
When Eight Bells Toll (excerpt)


Alistair MacLean recommends
Mama Doll
Mama Doll (1972)
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"Has a combination of originality, inventiveness, and technical expertise that is so rare as to be almost unique."
Troika
Troika (1979)
David Gurr
"Mr Gurr is among the most outstanding new story-tellers I've come across."
Makalienski's Bones
Makalienski's Bones (1995)
Jan Webster
"Jan Webster has magic."



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