ine ▁Mo ody . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Canadian ▁poetry ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁poetry ▁Category : Culture ▁of ▁Al berta <0x0A> </s> ▁Jeff ▁Tor r ington ▁( 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁novel ist ▁from ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁His ▁nov els ▁draw ▁on ▁the ▁changing ▁face ▁of ▁modern ▁Scotland . ▁Sw ing ▁Ham mer ▁Sw ing ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁was ▁set ▁during ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁G orb als . ▁It ▁took ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁to ▁write . ▁The ▁Dev il ' s ▁Car ousel ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁drew ▁on ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁a ▁fict ional ised ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Ro otes / Ch rys ler ▁car ▁plant ▁at ▁Lin wood . ▁Tor r ington ▁worked ▁there ▁for ▁eight ▁years , ▁as ▁a ▁te lex ▁sequ encer , ▁before ▁the ▁plant ' s ▁closure . ▁ ▁Sw ing ▁Ham mer ▁Sw ing ▁was ▁Whit b read ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Tor r ington ' s ▁first ▁published ▁stories ▁appeared ▁in ▁newsp apers . ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁a ▁P ais ley ▁writers ' ▁group ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁James ▁Kel man ▁and ▁a ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁group ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁associated ▁with ▁Philip ▁Hob s baum , ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁Kel man , ▁Tom ▁Leonard , ▁L iz ▁L och head , ▁Al as da ir