Tributes paid to award-winning writer John Burnside after his death at 69
by Paul Cargill
May 31, 2024
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Multi-award-winning Scottish poet and novelist John Burnside has died aged 69.
His publisher Jonathan Cape announced the poet’s death on Friday afternoon.
In a statement the publisher confirmed Burnside died on Wednesday following a short illness.
They said: “John was amongst the most acclaimed writers of his generation, and published
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