Lanark - (Canons) by Alasdair Gray (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>'Probably the <b>greatest novel of the century</b>' <i><b>Observer</b></i></p><p>'<b>Remarkable</b> . . . A work of loving and<b> vivid imagination</b>, yielding copious riches' <b>WILLIAM BOYD</b></p><p> <i>Lanark</i>, 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. </p><p> First published in 1981, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britain's leading writers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>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 "<br><br>I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in Scottish literature this century--Iain Banks<br><br>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<br><br>Probably the greatest novel of the century . . . it marked the beginning of a new era--James Campbell "Observer "<br><br>Remarkable. . . Lanark is a work of loving and vivid imagination, yielding copious riches--William Boyd "Times Literary Supplement "<br><br>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<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Since 1981, when <i>Lanark</i> was published by Canongate, <b>Alasdair Gray</b> 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.'
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