Gaelic literature

       In Scotland on Sunday Emma Cowing reports that Novel to be published in English & Gaelic same day, as Angus Peter Campbell's The Girl on the Ferryboat will be published simultaneously with Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul's An Nighean air an Aiseag.
       Apparently, he wrote it in both languages, too:

"I wrote them both simultaneously in the sense that I would write bits in one language then either do the same again -- but differently -- in the other language, or write a bit in one language then move on to write the next bit in the other language," he said.

"Like a jigsaw or a zig-zag, one field of language would often then open up a surprising and unexpected gate into the other language. I think that in itself provided a dynamism which was very interesting."

       The piece also finds:

Gaelic fiction has become increasingly popular in recent years. Earlier this year saw the publication of the first science fiction novel in Gaelic, Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach by the American-born writer Tim Armstrong

       I couldn't find a Luath publicity page for the Gaelic version, but here's the one for The Girl on the Ferryboat; order your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.