John Herdman (author)
John Herdman | |
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Herdman at The Grassmarket Centre, September 2014 | |
| Born | 20 July 1941 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | Scottish literature |
| Notable works | Pagan’s Pilgrimage (1978), Imelda and Other Stories (1993) |
| Notable awards | Scottish Arts Council Book Award (twice) |
John Macmillan Herdman (born 20 July 1941) is a Scottish novelist, short story writer and literary critic. He is the author of seventeen books including five novels and various works of shorter fiction, a play, two critical studies and a memoir, and he has contributed to twenty other books. His work has been translated, broadcast and anthologized, and taught at universities in France, Australia and Russia.