▁the ▁Great ▁Deep ▁( 1 9 4 3 ), ▁were ▁largely ▁written ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁preferred ▁by ▁Mac Di arm id , ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁High lands ▁of ▁his ▁birth ▁and ▁were ▁notable ▁for ▁their ▁narr ative ▁experiment ation . ▁Other ▁major ▁figures ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁movement ▁include ▁George ▁Bla ke ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 1 9 6 1 ), ▁A . ▁J . ▁C ron in ▁( 1 8 9 6 – 1 9 8 1 ), ▁Eric ▁Link l ater ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 7 4 ) ▁and ▁Lewis ▁Gr ass ic ▁Gib bon ▁( 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 3 5 ). ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁female ▁authors ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁movement , ▁who ▁demonstrated ▁a ▁growing ▁femin ine ▁conscious ness . ▁They ▁included ▁Catherine ▁C ars well ▁( 1 8 7 9 – 1 9 4 6 ), ▁W illa ▁Mu ir ▁( 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 7 0 ), ▁Nan ▁She ph erd ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 1 9 8 1 ) ▁and ▁most ▁pro l ific ally ▁Na omi ▁Mitch ison ▁( 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 9 9 ). ▁All ▁were ▁born ▁within ▁a ▁fifteen - year ▁period ▁and , ▁although ▁they ▁cannot ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁school , ▁they ▁all ▁purs ued ▁an ▁expl oration ▁of ▁identity , ▁reject ing ▁nost alg ia ▁and ▁par och ial ism ▁and ▁eng