The country’s literature is famous globally
Another thing that Scotland’s famous for? Its literature. In fact, in 2004, Edinburgh became the first city in the world to be named a UNESCO City of Literature – thanks to its incredibly rich history of writing.
This tradition is still alive and kicking. Probably the most famous literary resident of Edinburgh today is J.K. Rowling, the mind behind the Harry Potter series. But a different side of the capital is on display in the work of Irvine Welsh, the author of the notorious novel, Trainspotting.
Literary fans will find inspiring sights across the country. Explore the holiday home of Beatrix Potter in the Perthshire village of Dunkeld. Or head to the Robert Burns Mausoleum in Dumfries to discover the life of Scotland’s most important writer.
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Actually, for me among all the writers you mentioned the most famous is Robert Burns. Unfortunately, I did not read his poems in original language, but even nowadays I used one of his short poem as a pray before special dinners with family. The back translation of this poem is:
“Those who have something to eat sometimes can’t eat,
and those who can eat sometimes go without bread.
But here we have something to eat, and we have people to eat with,
which means we have heaven to thank.”
Awe thats one of his classics Alexander, a nice poem to use.. thank you.