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Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and the history of English and Scots literature.
Dec 29, 2019 · Alasdair James Gray was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and the history of English and Scots literature.
Alasdair Gray (born December 28, 1934, East Glasgow, Scotland—died December 29, 2019, Glasgow) was a Scottish novelist, playwright, and artist best known for his surreal atmospheric novel Lanark (1981).
Jan 10, 2020 · Alasdair Gray, who wrote some of Scotland’s most celebrated — and strange — fiction, which he often interlaced with his own sharply etched illustrations, died on Dec. 29 at a hospital in...
The Alasdair Gray Archive is a free, public resource. We reflect the collaborative way in which Alasdair worked by sharing the stories of others and making the archive a reflection of who he was as a person and practitioner.
Painter, novelist, playwright, poet and editor, Gray often combines his diverse artistic talents within single works (paintings are composed of words and letters, novels are punctuated with paintings) to challenge existing forms.
Lanark, subtitled A Life in Four Books, is the first novel of Scottish writer Alasdair Gray. Written over a period of almost thirty years, it combines realist and dystopian surrealist depictions of his home city of Glasgow .
Dec 29, 2019 · Renowned Scottish author and artist Alasdair Gray has died, his publisher has confirmed. The 85-year-old was known for novels such as Lanark (1981) and the award-winning Poor Things (1992),...
Dec 29, 2019 · Alasdair Gray, who has died after a short illness, has been described as a "unique talent" and "one of the true greats of Scottish art and literature". The author, known for his masterpiece Lanark, died aged 85 on Sunday at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, publisher Canongate announced. The artist's family were at his side.
Dec 29, 2019 · Renowned Scottish author and artist Alasdair Gray has died, his publisher has confirmed. The 85-year-old was known for novels such as Lanark (1981) and the award-winning Poor Things (1992),...
