Alexander McCall Smith
Angus is an Irish, also scottish god of love and dreams. Smith makes it very clear that this small novel (or a long short story) is a 21st century interpretation of the myth. In no way is it supposed to replace the real myth; I like this line whereby he wrote: Myth is a cloud based upon a shadow based upon the movement of the breeze.
Compared to No.1 Ladies Detective agency and the Philosophy Club series, this one is really a meh! Nice to know there is a mythic dude who inspires dreams and love and himself falls in love and flies off with a swan.
The intersections between myth and modern story is kinda predictable.
Since it's such a simple, short story, I can't complain. A good way to spend one hour if you have nothing else better to do.
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