Lanark: A Life in 4 Books.
by Gray, Alasdair
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- Hardcover
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
Lanark, a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary, playful imagination, it conveys a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love, and yet our compulsion is to go on trying. First published in 1981, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britain's leading writers, compared with - among others - Dante, Blake, Joyce, Orwell, Kafka, Huxley and Lewis Carroll. This new edition includes an introduction by William Boyd as well as the author's fascinating addendum, the 'Tailpiece' (2001).
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- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7224
- Title
- Lanark: A Life in 4 Books.
- Author
- Gray, Alasdair
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edinburgh; Canongate Publishing, 1985.
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Fiction
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