Lanark : a life in four books
Gray, Alasdair2011
Book
Set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, this modern vision of hell tells the interwoven stories of two men: Lanark and Duncan Thaw. As the Life in Four Books unfolds, the strange, buried relationship between Lanark and Thaw slowly starts to emerge. Lanark is a towering work of the imagination and is the culmination of twenty-five years of work by Gray, who also illustrated and designed the novel. On its first publication it was immediately recognised as a major work of literature, and drew comparisons with Dante, Black, Joyce, Orwell, Kafka, Huxley and Lewis Carroll. Thirty years on, its power, majesty, anger and relevance has only intensified.
Main title:
Lanark : a life in four books / Alasdair Gray ; introduction by William Boyd.
Author:
Gray, Alasdair, authorBoyd, William, 1952-, writer of introduction
Edition:
Canons edition.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Canongate, 2016.©1969
Collation:
573 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9781782117148 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
BRN:
455292
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Fiction | GRAY | On loan - Due: 27 Jun 2026 |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Fiction | GRAY | Available |