"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. 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 new edition should cement his reputation as one of our greatest living writers.
| ISBN | 1841959073 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9781841959078
(What's this?) | | Pages | 592 | | Publisher | Canongate Books Ltd | | Published in | Edinburgh | | Imprint | Canongate Books Ltd | | Series title | Canongate Classics S. | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780862419141 | | Publication date | 31 May 2007 | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Writer of introduction | William Boyd | | Width (mm) | 130 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Academic level | General |
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'I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in Scottish literature in the twentieth century.' Iain Banks
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