Lanark: A Life in Four Books

Author:   Alasdair Gray ,  William Boyd
Publisher:   Canongate Books
Edition:   Main
ISBN:  

9781841959078


Pages:   592
Publication Date:   31 May 2007
Replaced By:   9781782117148
Format:   Paperback
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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. Widely recognised as a modern classic, Alasdair Gray's magnum opus was first published in 1981 and immediately established him as one of Britain's leading writers. Comparisons have been made to Dante, Blake, Joyce, Orwell, Kafka, Huxley and Lewis Carroll. This new edition should cement his reputation as one of our greatest living writers.

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Author:   Alasdair Gray ,  William Boyd
Publisher:   Canongate Books
Imprint:   Canongate Books
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.394kg
ISBN:  

9781841959078


ISBN 10:   1841959073
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   31 May 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9781782117148
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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'I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in Scottish literature in the twentieth century.' Iain Banks


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 * Undoubtedly the best work of fiction written by a Scottish author for decades. * Time Out * Remarkable... Lanark is a work of loving and vivid imagination, yielding copious riches. -- William Boyd * Times Literary Supplement * I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in Scottish literature this century. -- Iain Banks


* 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 * Undoubtedly the best work of fiction written by a Scottish author for decades. Time Out * Remarkable... Lanark is a work of loving and vivid imagination, yielding copious riches. -- William Boyd Times Literary Supplement * I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in Scottish literature this century. -- Iain Banks


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Alasdair Gray is an old, asthmatic Glaswegian who lives by painting, writing and book design. He is currently working on a book about his visual art, A Life in Pictures, copiously illustrated, to be published by Canongate in 2008.

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