With an introduction by William Boyd who says, 'Lanark will leave its trace on your life', this 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. Widely recognised as a modern classic, Alasdair Gray's magnum opus was first published in 1981 and immediately established him as one of Britain's leading writers. Comparisons have been made to Dante, Blake, Joyce, Orwell, Kafka, Huxley and Lewis Carroll. This timely new edition should cement his reputation as one of our greatest living writers.
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Lanark, a modern vision of hell, is set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, and tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw.
Lanark features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Speculative fiction, Recommendations
Lanark is available in Hardback, Paperback, Ebook
Lanark was written by Alasdair Gray and published by Canongate Books
Lanark has 592 pages
£18.00
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