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   Jan 1, 2001 · 3.97. 24,127 ratings3,422 reviews. One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter - a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant.

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2. www.amazon.com › Poor-Things-Novel-Alasdair-GrayPoor Things: A Novel - Kindle edition by Gray, Alasdair ...

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   Oct 10, 2023 · Poor Things is an inventive reconstruction of the Victorian novel. It modernizes it by discussing health matters and physicians, real and fictional, which captures the most advanced knowledge of the time; incorporating political and social issues without melodrama; and by discussing sexual relationships without being graphic or excessive.

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   • Author: Alasdair Gray

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   Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer is a novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, published in 1992. It won the Whitbread Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize the same year.

   • Author: Alasdair Gray
   • Country: Scotland

   • Publish Year: 1992
   • Publication date: 1992

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   Poor Things: A Novel - Ebook written by Alasdair Gray. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or...

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   Is 'poor things' a good book?

   • In a 1992 piece in the London Review of Books, Coe praised “Poor Things” as Gray’s “funniest” and “least uneven” novel. Asked recently about that earlier judgment, he acknowledged that “digression, discursiveness and deliberate prolixity” make Gray an acquired taste.

   ‘Poor Things,’ the Weird Movie, Was a Weird Novel First

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   What makes poor things different from other books?

   • What makes Poor Things different from other novels is its setup - Alasdair Gray does not take claim for writing the book - instead, he says it was written by Archibald McCandless, the public health officer. Therefore, every interpretation of Bella Baxter is somewhat skewed, and it is up to the reader to decide her true personality.

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   Will there be a 'Poor Things' movie?

   • Poor Things, which doesn’t yet have a release date, is rated “R” for: “Strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore, and language.” The movie will adapt Alasdair Gray’s 1992 book Poor Things, with the cast including Mark Ruffalo, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, and Christopher Abbott.

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   Who illustrated Poor Things?

   • Poor Things contains illustrations by Alasdair Gray, which the text claims are by the Scottish etcher and illustrator William Strang. There are also punning additions of fragments of images from Gray's Anatomy. One feature of the novel that has attracted comment is the page of review quotes, featuring a printed erratum strip.

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7. www.amazon.com › Poor-Things-Alasdair-Gray › dpPoor Things: Alasdair Gray: 9780747562283: Amazon.com: Books

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   Jan 1, 2002 · 4.2 1,750 ratings. See all formats and editions. One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter - a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant.

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   • Author: Alasdair Gray

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   Feb 21, 2024 · ‘Poor Things,’ the Weird Movie, Was a Weird Novel First The Oscar-nominated film is based on a 1992 book by the prolific Scotsman Alasdair Gray. Beloved by writers, “that’s not the same as ...

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    Jan 17, 2002 · "Poor Things" is the story of a lonely doctor, Godwin, who reanimates a beautiful woman's body who commited suicide (in a unique Frankenstein-esque fashion). Godwin's creation was meant to be for his own selfish desire but like every Frankenstein story it goes horribly awry.

    • Author: Alasdair Gray