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'Probably the greatest novel of the century' Observer
'Remarkable . . . A work of loving and vivid imagination, yielding copious riches' WILLIAM BOYD
Lanark, a modern vision of hell, is set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, and tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination and wide range, its playful narrative techniques convey a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love, and yet our compulsion to go on trying.
First published in 1981, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britain's leading writers.
Product Details
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Publish Date | September 01, 2016 |
| Pages | 592 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781782117148 |
| Dimensions | 7.9 X 5.3 X 1.4 inches | 0.9 pounds |
About the Author
Since 1981, when Alasdair Gray's first novel (Lanark: A Life in Four Books) was published by Canongate, he has published twenty books, most of them novels and short stories. In his own words, 'Alasdair Gray is a fat, spectacled, balding, increasingly old Glaswegian pedestrian who has mainly lived by writing and designing books, most of them fiction.'
Reviews
A quite extraordinary achievement, the most remarkable thing in Scottish fiction for a very long time. It has changed the landscape--Allan Massie "The Scotsman "
I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in Scottish literature this century--Iain Banks
It was time Scotland produced a shattering work of fiction in the modern idiom. This is it . . . [Gray is] the best Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott--Anthony Burgess
Probably the greatest novel of the century . . . it marked the beginning of a new era--James Campbell "Observer "
Remarkable. . . Lanark is a work of loving and vivid imagination, yielding copious riches--William Boyd "Times Literary Supplement "
When dawn comes up and retires in dismay, we find ourselves in the presence of an overpowering surreal imagination. A saga of a city where reality is about as reliable as a Salvador Dali watch--Brian Aldiss
I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in Scottish literature this century--Iain Banks
It was time Scotland produced a shattering work of fiction in the modern idiom. This is it . . . [Gray is] the best Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott--Anthony Burgess
Probably the greatest novel of the century . . . it marked the beginning of a new era--James Campbell "Observer "
Remarkable. . . Lanark is a work of loving and vivid imagination, yielding copious riches--William Boyd "Times Literary Supplement "
When dawn comes up and retires in dismay, we find ourselves in the presence of an overpowering surreal imagination. A saga of a city where reality is about as reliable as a Salvador Dali watch--Brian Aldiss
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