Alasdair Gray is an old, asthmatic Glaswegian who lives by painting, writing and book design. He is currently working on a book about his visual art, A Life in Pictures, copiously illustrated, to be published by Canongate in 2008.
A quite extraordinary achievement, the most remarkable thing in
Scottish fiction for a very long time. It has changed the
landscape.
* * The Scotsman * *
Undoubtedly the best work of fiction written by a Scottish author
for decades.
* * Time Out * *
Remarkable. . . Lanark is a work of loving and vivid imagination,
yielding copious riches.
* * Times Literary Supplement * *
I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in
Scottish literature this century.
*Iain Banks*
A quite extraordinary achievement, the most remarkable thing in
Scottish fiction for a very long time. It has changed the
landscape. -- Allan Massie * * The Scotsman * *
Undoubtedly the best work of fiction written by a Scottish author
for decades. * * Time Out * *
Remarkable. . . Lanark is a work of loving and vivid imagination,
yielding copious riches. -- William Boyd * * Times Literary
Supplement * *
I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in
Scottish literature this century. -- Iain Banks
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