Lanark: A Life in Four Books (Canons Book 1)

Lanark: A Life in Four Books (Canons Book 1)

'Probably the greatest novel of the century' Observer<br /><br />'Remarkable . . . A work of loving and vivid imagination, yielding copious riches' WILLIAM BOYD<br /><br />Lanark, a modern vision of hell, is set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, and tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination and wide range, its playful narrative techniques convey 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, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britain's leading writers.