SWUNG - the novel
SWUNG: The Novel
Ewan Morrison’s first novel SWUNG (Jonathan Cape) was published on April 5th 2007
PRAISE FOR SWUNG
“Sometimes - very rarely - a book is just so good that a string of gushing superlatives still seem to be damning it with feint praise. Swung is that kind of a novel, genuinely groundbreaking in its scope and insights, highlighting that its author is one of the most gifted and accomplished writers to have emerged in recent years”- Irvine Welsh
“That rare thing - a serious book about sex. Ewan Morrison’s brave, dirty utterly honest account of the psychological side of swinging is a complete delight.” - Matt Thorne
‘Undeniably erotic…the best book on sex since John Updike’s Couples’
ARENA
“Though sex is its language, this is a novel about ageing and settling and messing things up again, with heart enough to make it hurt a little”
Observer
“A racy romp… not for the faint of heart, this psychologically involving story certainly makes for an eye-opening read”
Easy Living Magazine
“as dirty a debut as Adam Thirlwell’s brilliant Politics…. And just as funny and thought-provoking”
Daily Sport
“Glasgow writer Ewan Morrison takes on the mantle of responsibility of writing a serious book about sex and carries it off with great success. It’s difficult to believe that Swung is his first novel.
It boasts a narrative control and sureness of touch… that would induce envy in many more experienced novelists… Swung is a beautifully crafted, completely realised and often inspirational book. It announces Morrison as one of the most interesting and exciting voices to emerge in Scottish
fiction in recent years.”
Guardian
‘Worryingly captivating’
Esquire
‘very impressive first novel’
Scotland on Sunday
“Ewan Morrison has a rare, enviable talent, like Vonnegut, like many of the best, he writes like he hates the world he lives in but sympathises with the people in it - no matter how many mistakes they make, how many people they hurt, how many times they almost give up. Despite being on one level a book about sex, Swung seems to me be more about how people cope with growing older and realising they won’t achieve the perfect life they once hoped for. It is as much a soft lament as an ecstatic howl.” - Rodge Glass. Author: No Fireworks
“The Self confessed ‘erudite purveyor of filth’ certainly knows how to make a buzz. With this novel about Glasgow swingers that sound should turn into a veritable cacophony.” - THE LIST Magazine
