SCOTNOTES Study Guides

Matthew Fitt’s
BUT N BEN A-GO-GO

Christine Robinson

Published in: Paperback.
By: Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 2008
Price: £5.95
ISBN 978-0-948877-67-4

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Matthew Fitt’s extraordinary science-fiction novel But n Ben A-Go-Go is a fast-paced cyberpunk thriller. Like many SF novels it is a conscious comment on contemporary life; with its groundbreaking use of the Scots language, it challenges orthodoxies and raises questions about how we communicate, with the world and with ourselves. 

Christine Robinson’s Scotnote explores and explains the novel’s complex plot, its characters and its creative use of language. This guide is suitable for senior school pupils and students at all levels.

CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Plot Summary
• Characters
• Genre
• Structure
• Themes and Imagery
• Suggested Works for Comparison
• Fitt’s Creative Use of Language
• Further reading