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Alasdair Gray

Born

in Glasgow, Scotland

December 28, 1934

Died

December 29, 2019

Website

http://alasdairgray.info/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction

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Alasdair James Gray was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and the history of English and Scots literature. His works of fiction combine realism, fantasy, and science fiction with the use of his own typography and illustrations, and won several awards.

He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1952 to 1957. As well as his book illustrations, he painted portraits and murals. His artwork has been widely exhibited and is in several important collections. Before Lanark, he had plays performed on radio and TV.

His writing style is postmodern and has been compared with those of Franz Kafka, G ...more

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Alasdair Gray’s books

Average rating: 3.93 · 60,161 ratings · 7,961 reviews · 102 distinct works • Similar authors

	Poor Things 3.92 avg rating — 44,221 ratings — published 1992 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lanark: A Life in Four Books by Alasdair Gray, Janice Galloway (Introduction) 4.10 avg rating — 8,174 ratings — published 1981 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1982, Janine 4.11 avg rating — 1,379 ratings — published 1984 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unlikely Stories, Mostly really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fall of Kelvin Walker 3.82 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 1985 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History Maker 3.54 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 1994 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Tales Tall and True 3.74 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 1993 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something Leather 3.56 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ends of Our Tethers: 13 Sorry Stories 3.68 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGrotty and Ludmilla: or The Harbinger Report 3.83 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Alasdair Gray

Lanark. Una Vita in Quattro Libri (4 books)
by

Alasdair Gray,

Enrico Terrinoni (Translator)

3.82 avg rating — 194 ratings

Quotes by Alasdair Gray (?)

“Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.”
― Alasdair Gray

tags: possibility, progress, work

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“She also said the wicked people needed love as much as good people and were much better at it.”
― Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

tags: innuendo, love, naughty, promiscuity, wickedness

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“You suffer from the oldest delusion in politics. You think you can change the world by talking to a leader. Leaders are the effects, not the causes of changes.”
― Alasdair Gray, Lanark: A Life in Four Books

tags: politics

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