Invisible Islands

There are dozens of little, windswept, craggy specks of land dotting the British Isles, but picture 21 more of them, replete with communities, superstitions, and politics. In Invisible Islands, Scottish author Angus Peter Campbell presents readers to 21 fantastical islands of his own design (2006). The book is the author's first in English; all of his earlier works were written in Gaelic. In Invisible Islands, Campbell's acquaintance with Gaelic culture and the scenery that distinguish the islands of the North Atlantic Ocean and nearby waters shows through vividly.

The Invisible Islands is a collection of twenty-one brilliantly produced fictions, each revealing a different island in the fabled archipelago of the Invisible Islands. These Islands, which were inspired by Calvino and Borges' talent, are unforgettable, inventive, and iconic. As you go beneath the water from Armaigh to the Brandenburg Gate and the Forbidden City, from the distant holy island of St Einean's to the towering dome of the Sistine Chapel, the real and the unreal collide. The Islands, while steeped in genuine and legendary history and culture, are completely contemporary and cosmopolitan. These elegantly written fables, both humorous and humane, remind you that life is truly fantastic.

Detailed information:
Author: Angus Peter Campbell
Genre: Cultural, fiction
Published: September 4, 2006
Link to read: goodreads.com/book/show/2478399