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Toy Fights

A Boyhood - 'A classic of its kind' William Boyd
By Don Paterson
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In Toy Fights, Don Paterson shares his tumultuous journey from childhood to adulthood in 1970s and 1980s Scotland. As he navigates family challenges and personal struggles, the memoir delves into his passion for music and the transformative experiences that shaped his creative path. Through vivid anecdotes and reflections, Paterson offers a poignant and often humorous glimpse into his formative years.
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You might enjoy this memoir if you're fascinated by intricate stories of personal and artistic growth, seasoned with humour and introspection. It offers an engaging exploration of the author's life, capturing the highs and lows with poetic flair. Delve into the world of a revered Scottish poet and musician, where every page offers a blend of wit and wisdom.

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A future classic of memoir by one of the greatest writersat work today

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Don Paterson was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1963 and spent his boyhood living on a working-class council housing estate. Toy Fights is the remarkable story of his first twenty years.

This is not just a book about music and family, but also about 'schizophrenia, hell, money, narcissists, debt and the working class, anger, swearing, drugs, books, football, love, origami, the peculiar insanity of Dundee, sugar, religious mania, the sexual excesses of the Scottish club band scene and, more generally, the lengths we go to not to be bored.

A truly remarkable feat of storytelling - as funny as it is dark - this is a memoir that sits alongside Lorna Sage's Bad Blood, Clive James' Unreliable Memoirs, Deborah Orr's Motherwell and Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571240272

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 January 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 492g

Pages: 384

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Biography & Memoir Don Paterson Non-Fiction

About the Author

Don Paterson was born in Dundee in 1963. His poetry collectionsinclude Nil Nil, God's Gift to Women, LandingLight, Rain, 40 Sonnets and Zonal. He is the author of threebooks of aphorism - The Book of Shadows, The Blind Eyeand The Fall at Home - as well as translations of AntonioMachado and Rainer Maria Rilke. He is also the author ofReading Shakespeare's Sonnets, Smith: A Reader's Guide tothe Poetry of Michael Donaghy, and The Poem: Lyric, Sign,Metre. His poetry has won many awards, including theWhitbread Poetry Prize, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize,the Costa Poetry Award, all three Forward Prizes, and the T.S. Eliot

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