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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.
Apr 29, 2024 · 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 Glasgow....
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.
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.
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),...
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 .
