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From its first publication in 1981, Lanark was hailed as a masterpiece and it has come to be widely regarded as the most remarkable and influential Scottish novel of the second half of the twentieth century. A work of extraordinary imagination and wide-ranging concerns, its playful narrative... read more
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Summary edit
A fictional biography set in a fictional, dreamlike world, about a sometimes-writer who writes a fictional biography about a fictional person set in real-world post-war Glasgow.
Characters/People edit
- Rima: Add a description of this character.
- Duncan
- Dr. Munro
- Sludden
- Mr. Drummond
- Lord Monboddo
- Marjory
- Mrs. Thaw
- Mcalpin
- Ozenfant
- Coulter
- Ruth
- Alexander
- Wilkins
- Macfee
- Provan
- Frankie
- Kate Caldwell
- Jack
- Sandy
- Gilchrist
- Pettigrew
- Mr. Rennie
- Dr. Lanark
- Noakes
- Grant
- Mr. Watt
- Judy
- Libby
- Molly Tierney
- Jimmy
- Adam
- Kenneth
- Haig
- Macbeth
- Multan
- Toal
- Nan
- Mr. Smail
- Riddrie
- Janet
- Mrs. Fleck
- Dodd
- Mr. Small
First Sentence edit
The Elite Café was entered by a staircase from the foyer of a cinema.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 282 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Rabbit Is Rich, and followed by The Comfort of Strangers.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Anthony Burgess's Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 - A Personal Choice. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alasdair Gray (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: George Braziller
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0807611085
Page Count: 560
Publisher: George Braziller
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0807611085
Page Count: 560
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 828'.914
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Gray, Alasdair
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Gray, Alasdair
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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