'Jean'

This short story in Scots entitled 'Jean' envisages the Drunk Man, the protagonist of Hugh MacDiarmid 1926 poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, in a care home approaching his centenary. He has Alzheimer's but clearly still has a vibrant inner spirit. The heroes of the story are women: his deceased wife Jean; Eilidh, the Drunk Man's great granddaughter; and Qamar (meaning 'moon'), a care home assistant who works nights.

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Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University)
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2025-12-31
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Evelyn Waugh and Hans Urs von Balthasar Studies
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Abstract

This short story in Scots entitled 'Jean' envisages the Drunk Man, the protagonist of Hugh MacDiarmid 1926 poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, in a care home approaching his centenary. He has Alzheimer's but clearly still has a vibrant inner spirit. The heroes of the story are women: his deceased wife Jean; Eilidh, the Drunk Man's great granddaughter; and Qamar (meaning 'moon'), a care home assistant who works nights.

Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University)
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Evelyn Waugh and Hans Urs von Balthasar Studies
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