Alasdair Gray's remarkable retelling of Dante's Divine Comedy; this edition brings Gray's Hell, Purgatory and Paradise together into a single edition for the first time
Alasdair Gray Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)
Ein schottischer Autor, dessen Werke eine fesselnde Mischung aus Realismus, Fantasie und Science-Fiction darstellen. Sein innovativer Schreibansatz, oft ergänzt durch eigene Illustrationen und einzigartige Typografie, macht seine Schöpfungen zu Meilensteinen der postmodernen Literatur. Verglichen mit literarischen Größen wie Kafka und Borges, erforschen seine Romane und Kurzgeschichten tiefgründige Themen und haben eine Generation schottischer Schriftsteller inspiriert. Grays Werk zeugt von seinem visionären Geist und seiner einzigartigen Weltsicht.







A fantastical comedy from the irreplaceable Alasdair Gray
The Fall of Kelvin Walker
- 160 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
From the genius of Scottish letters, a satire of religion, the media and London
PARADISE
- 144 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
The final book from the late Alasdair Gray - the conclusion to his remarkable interpretation of Dante's Divine Comedy
Every Short Story, 1951-2012
- 933 Seiten
- 33 Lesestunden
An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray's stories gathered over the last twenty five years.
Lanark
- 592 Seiten
- 21 Lesestunden
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.
"Beautiful, inventive, ambitious and nuts."--"The Times" (London) "Our nearest contemporary equivalent to Blake, our sweetest-natured screwed-up visionary."--"London Evening Standard" Alasdair Gray's work blends humor and metafiction, drawing inspiration from Laurence Sterne while fitting comfortably alongside modern literary mash-ups. "Old Men in Love" is a smart, down-to-earth, and multi-layered narrative filled with intertextual play. Similar to Gray's earlier novel "Poor Things," it presents multiple partial narratives, all discovered among the papers of the late John Tunnock, a retired Glasgow teacher. Tunnock's unfinished works are set in diverse locales, including Periclean Athens, Renaissance Florence, Victorian Somerset, and contemporary Britain under New Labour. This US edition features updates based on the author's corrections from the UK version and has been praised by British critics as one of Gray's finest. Beautifully printed in two colors and showcasing Gray's distinctive design, "Old Men in Love" promises to be a standout on any shelf. With a blend of fact and fiction, it invites readers to explore its depths. Alasdair Gray is a celebrated Scottish artist and author of nine novels, including "Lanark" and the award-winning "Poor Things," as well as various collections of stories, poetry, and nonfiction. He resides in Glasgow, Scotland.
How We Should Rule Ourselves
- 57 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
This pamphlet is for anyone alarmed by the present British government. It argues that the component nations of the United Kingdom can become true democracies only by declaring themselves republics. The authors are Alasdair Gray, writer of fiction and pamphlets such as Why Scots Should Rule Scotland, and Adam Tomkins, Professor of Public Law in the University of Glasgow and author of Public Law and Our Republican Constitution. Both are committed republicans.
1982, Janine
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
The unforgettable, challenging and experimental second novel from the author of Lanark. Introduced by Will Self schovat popis
Lanark : a life in four books
- 560 Seiten
- 20 Lesestunden
This novel is 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.






