photo opportunity 6.45pm, Thursday 15 November, 1st floor conference suite,Tower Building, University of Dundee.
Dundee Book Events will welcome Magnus Magnusson to the University of Dundee tomorrow night to give a reading from his new book, Scotland: The Story of a Nation.
His latest book is a comprehensive history of Scotland, tracing the growth of the nation from the Stone Age to the present day, and investigating the truth behind popular myths.
Magnus Magnusson is an Icelandic national who has spent most of his life in Scotland. After studying English at Oxford, he joined the Scottish Daily Express in 1953 and The Scotsman in 1961 as Assistant Editor. Since 1967 he has been a freelance writer and broadcaster, specialising in history, archaeology and environmental affairs. He has presented many programmes on BBC TV, including Chronicle (1967-80), mastermind (1972-97) and a twelve part series on the Vikings (1980)
He has published more than 20 books; on the history and sagas of his native Iceland; on Ireland; on Lindisfarne; on the archaeology of the Bible lands; and of course, on Scotland.
The reading will take place in the Tower Building at the University of Dundee on Thursday 15 November at 7pm. Tickets priced £2.50 are available from James Thin, High Street, Dundee./ENDS