Lanark
a life in 4 books
by Alasdair Gray
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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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Lanark: A Life in Four Books (Canons)
Sep 01, 2016, Canongate Canons
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1782117148 9781782117148
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books
March 1985, George Braziller
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0807611085 9780807611081
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