Alasdair Gray Book order (chronological)

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

A fantastical comedy from the irreplaceable Alasdair Gray

From the genius of Scottish letters, a satire of religion, the media and London

The final book from the late Alasdair Gray - the conclusion to his remarkable interpretation of Dante's Divine Comedy

An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray's stories gathered over the last twenty five years.

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.

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.

The unforgettable, challenging and experimental second novel from the author of Lanark. Introduced by Will Self schovat popis

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.