Ian Macpherson (novelist)
Ian Macpherson (1905–1944) was a Scottish writer from Leslie Place, Forres, Moray, Scotland. He graduated from Aberdeen University in 1928 with a first-class honours degree in English. His first novel, Shepherds Calendar, was published in 1931. The book depicts a young man's growth to maturity in a farming community dominated by hard toil and the influence of the seasons.
Ian Macpherson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1944 (aged 38–39) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Aberdeen University |
| Occupation | writer |
| Notable work | Shepherds Calendar, Wild Harbour |
Wild Harbour tells of the world destroyed by a future war, forebodings of which were already discernible in Europe. Macpherson died in a motorcycle accident in 1944.
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