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Title
Date(s)
- 2001-2007 (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
1 small box.
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Scope and content
Papers relating to the production of ‘Stump’ as a novel, and Niall Griffiths’s activities around the time of publication, comprising: a manuscript draft of the book with manuscript annotations by Niall Griffiths; manuscript notes by him on the text of the novel and on related subjects including drug and alcohol addiction, the brain, cognitive dissonance, the properties of light and the relationship between light and sight; copies of full and partial typescript drafts of ‘Stump’ with publisher’s annotations; a typescript synopsis; the author’s page proofs with an accompanying letter to him from the publisher; a cover proof; publicity material for the book and for related literary events in Wales, England and Canada in which Niall Griffiths took part, including the shortlist for the Academi Book Of The Year; an email to Niall Griffiths from the proofreader giving his reaction to the book; typescript proofs, press cuttings, offprints, photocopies and emails containing reviews of the book and associated interviews with Niall Griffiths, articles about his success in winning the Book Of The Year prize in 2004 and his visit to Greenland in 2003, and press listings for the broadcast of a radio play by him; and associated literary and festival ephemera.
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Language of material
- Danish
- English
- Kalaallisut
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English and Welsh with some Kalaallisut and Danish
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Publication note
The novel was published as Stump (London : Jonathan Cape; 2003).