Lanark: A Life in Four Books

Lanark is a novel by Alasdair Gray that was first published in 1981. It is a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow. The novel tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw and conveys a profound message about humankind's inability to love and its compulsion to go on trying. It established Alasdair Gray as one of Britain's leading writers and kick-started the modern renaissance of Scottish literature.

Format: Hardback
Length: 592 pages
Publication date: 18 February 2021
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd

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 imagination , its playful narrative conveys a profound message , both personal and political , about humankind 's inability to love , and yet our compulsion to go on trying . First published in 1981 , Lanark established Alasdair Gray as one of Britain 's leading writers and kick-started the modern renaissance of Scottish literature .

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 imagination , its playful narrative conveys a profound message , both personal and political , about humankind 's inability to love , and yet our compulsion to go on trying . First published in 1981 , Lanark established Alasdair Gray as one of Britain 's leading writers and kick-started the modern renaissance of Scottish literature .

Weight: 842g
Dimension: 166 x 242 x 52 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838852900
Edition number: Main