{"product_id":"lanark-a-life-in-four-books-paperback","title":"Lanark: A Life in Four Books - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlasdair Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Probably the \u003cb\u003egreatest novel of the century\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eRemarkable\u003c\/b\u003e . . . A work of loving and\u003cb\u003e vivid imagination\u003c\/b\u003e, yielding copious riches' \u003cb\u003eWILLIAM BOYD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLanark\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e First published in 1981, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britain's leading writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1981, when \u003ci\u003eLanark\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Canongate, \u003cb\u003eAlasdair Gray\u003c\/b\u003e has published twenty books, most of them novels and short stories. In his own words, 'Alasdair Gray is a fat, spectacled, balding, increasingly old Glaswegian pedestrian who has mainly lived by writing and designing books, most of them fiction.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770179911968,"sku":"9781782117148","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7a55d4fcd259dfa419bf408e36e00903.webp?v=1780366513","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lanark-a-life-in-four-books-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}