Gray Alasdair Lanark

<p><b>40th anniversary edition</b><br><b>''Probably the greatest novel of the century'' <i>Observer</i></b><br><br><i>Lanark</i>, a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination, its playful narrative conveys a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind''s inability to love, and yet our compulsion to go on trying.<br><br>First published in 1981,<i> Lanark </i>established Alasdair Gray as one of Britain''s leading writers and kick-started the modern renaissance of Scottish literature.</p>