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Lanark

A Life in Four Books

by Alasdair Gray ...

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The cult classic novel of dreamlike fantasy and psychological realism by the author of Poor Things: A work of "vivid imagination, yielding copious riches."— The Times Literary SupplementFrom its first publication in 1981, Alasdair Gray's Lanark was hailed as a masterpiece, inspiring Anthony Burgess to proclaim Gray the most important Scottish novelist since Walter Scott. With its echoes of Dante, ... Read more

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The cult classic novel of dreamlike fantasy and psychological realism by the author of Poor Things: A work of "vivid imagination, yielding copious riches."— The Times Literary SupplementFrom its first publication in 1981, Alasdair Gray's Lanark was hailed as a masterpiece, inspiring Anthony Burgess to proclaim Gray the most important Scottish novelist since Walter Scott. With its echoes of Dante,
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1982, Janine

by Alasdair Gray ...

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A postmodern novel of melancholy memory and erotic fantasy—"a filthy tour de force"—by the acclaimed Scottish author of Poor Things ( The Washington Post).1982, Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy, as explored via the lonely sexual fantasies of Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover, and businessman. Alone in a hotel room, Jock attempts again and again to escape the realities of ... Read more

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A postmodern novel of melancholy memory and erotic fantasy—"a filthy tour de force"—by the acclaimed Scottish author of Poor Things ( The Washington Post).1982, Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy, as explored via the lonely sexual fantasies of Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover, and businessman. Alone in a hotel room, Jock attempts again and again to escape the realities of
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The Fall of Kelvin Walker

by Alasdair Gray ...

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It is the Swinging Sixties and Kelvin Walker has moved from Scotland to London to make his fortune. Through his wanton ambition, a megalomania surfaces that is unrelieved by his insensitive attempts at friendship and romance. Yet is he all bad, or are the true villains the establishment figures who he tricks and deceives? And, ultimately, does it matter?Gray’s twist on the follies of religion, the ... Read more

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It is the Swinging Sixties and Kelvin Walker has moved from Scotland to London to make his fortune. Through his wanton ambition, a megalomania surfaces that is unrelieved by his insensitive attempts at friendship and romance. Yet is he all bad, or are the true villains the establishment figures who he tricks and deceives? And, ultimately, does it matter?Gray’s twist on the follies of religion, the
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Dante's Divine Trilogy

by Alasdair Gray, Dante Alighieri ...

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In this masterful retelling of one of the greatest works of world literature, Alasdair Gray – in his last work – offers an original translation in prosaic English rhyme. Lyrical and modern, this complete edition brings all three parts of Dante’s epic journey through Hell and Purgatory and on to Paradise together in a single volume for the first time. ... Read more

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In this masterful retelling of one of the greatest works of world literature, Alasdair Gray – in his last work – offers an original translation in prosaic English rhyme. Lyrical and modern, this complete edition brings all three parts of Dante’s epic journey through Hell and Purgatory and on to Paradise together in a single volume for the first time.
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McGrotty and Ludmilla

by Alasdair Gray ...

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Mungo McGrotty’s career in Whitehall is going nowhere. But when he finds the mysterious (and deadly) Harbinger Report, he realises he can blackmail his way to the very top.This twisted Grayian retelling of the Aladdin story under the Thatcher regime sees our hero rise from pawn to power. But at what cost? ... Read more

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Mungo McGrotty’s career in Whitehall is going nowhere. But when he finds the mysterious (and deadly) Harbinger Report, he realises he can blackmail his way to the very top.This twisted Grayian retelling of the Aladdin story under the Thatcher regime sees our hero rise from pawn to power. But at what cost?
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Unlikely Stories, Mostly

by Alasdair Gray ...

Series series Canongate Classics
In this volume of stories and illustrations, the author of Poor Things "perfected the blend of visual and verbal elements [that] characterized his work" ( Financial Times).In "The Crank that Made the Revolution," an enterprising inventor presents the world with his contribution to the Industrial Revolution: an "improved duck." When a man splits in two, it isn't long before his two selves come to ... Read more

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In this volume of stories and illustrations, the author of Poor Things "perfected the blend of visual and verbal elements [that] characterized his work" ( Financial Times).In "The Crank that Made the Revolution," an enterprising inventor presents the world with his contribution to the Industrial Revolution: an "improved duck." When a man splits in two, it isn't long before his two selves come to
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The Cone-Gatherers

A Haunting Story of Violence and Love

by Robin Jenkins ...

Series series Canongate Classics
The acclaimed novel of brothers working on a Scottish estate during WWII "has a strange haunting poetic quality…a fable of eternal significance" (Iain Crichton Smith).As World War II rages through Europe, brothers Calum and Neil work to gather pinecones in the grounds of a Scottish estate. Once the forest is cut down to support the war effort, the cones will be used to replenish what is lost. For ... Read more

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The acclaimed novel of brothers working on a Scottish estate during WWII "has a strange haunting poetic quality…a fable of eternal significance" (Iain Crichton Smith).As World War II rages through Europe, brothers Calum and Neil work to gather pinecones in the grounds of a Scottish estate. Once the forest is cut down to support the war effort, the cones will be used to replenish what is lost. For
... Read more
Signs Preceding the End of the World

by Yuri Herrera ...

Signs Preceding the End of the World is one of the most arresting novels to be published in Spanish in the last ten years. Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back. ... Read more

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Signs Preceding the End of the World is one of the most arresting novels to be published in Spanish in the last ten years. Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back.
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The Edge of Madness

by Michael Dobbs ...

The second book in the Harry Jones SeriesSoon to be a major Netflix series starring Damson Idris, from the writer of HOUSE OF CARDSThe world is peering into the terrifying chasm of a new kind of conflict, where computers take over from missiles and global damnation comes at the click of a button. Cyber-warfare: the kind that brings nations to their knees, switching off energy lifelines, crippling ... Read more

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The second book in the Harry Jones SeriesSoon to be a major Netflix series starring Damson Idris, from the writer of HOUSE OF CARDSThe world is peering into the terrifying chasm of a new kind of conflict, where computers take over from missiles and global damnation comes at the click of a button. Cyber-warfare: the kind that brings nations to their knees, switching off energy lifelines, crippling
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A Sentimental Traitor

by Michael Dobbs ...

The fourth book in the Harry Jones series!*******Soon to be a major Netflix series starring Damson Idris, from the writer of HOUSE OF CARDS***When a missile tears a passenger plane from the skies over London, everyone on board is killed, including thirty-seven special children. As terror turns to international chaos, can the government survive...?Who would have killed them? And why? When Harry ... Read more

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The fourth book in the Harry Jones series!*******Soon to be a major Netflix series starring Damson Idris, from the writer of HOUSE OF CARDS***When a missile tears a passenger plane from the skies over London, everyone on board is killed, including thirty-seven special children. As terror turns to international chaos, can the government survive...?Who would have killed them? And why? When Harry
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The Reluctant Hero

by Michael Dobbs ...

The third book in the Harry Jones series! ***Soon to be a major Netflix series starring Damson Idris, from the writer of HOUSE OF CARDS***When Harry Jones discovers that former friend Zac Kravitz's life is in danger, a debt of honour sends him on a perilous rescue mission to Ta'argistan, a mountainous and landlocked former Soviet republic bordering Russia, China and Afghanistan. Muscling his way ... Read more

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The third book in the Harry Jones series! ***Soon to be a major Netflix series starring Damson Idris, from the writer of HOUSE OF CARDS***When Harry Jones discovers that former friend Zac Kravitz's life is in danger, a debt of honour sends him on a perilous rescue mission to Ta'argistan, a mountainous and landlocked former Soviet republic bordering Russia, China and Afghanistan. Muscling his way
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Old Enemies

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The fourth book in the Harry Jones series! ***Soon to be a major Netflix series starring Damson Idris, from the writer of HOUSE OF CARDS***In the Swiss Alps, a teenage girl is thrown from a helicopter and her boyfriend is brutally abducted to Trieste, a city filled with undercurrents of past hatreds.Ruari, son of Irish media owner J J Breslin, is in desperate danger, at the mercy of ruthless ... Read more

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The fourth book in the Harry Jones series! ***Soon to be a major Netflix series starring Damson Idris, from the writer of HOUSE OF CARDS***In the Swiss Alps, a teenage girl is thrown from a helicopter and her boyfriend is brutally abducted to Trieste, a city filled with undercurrents of past hatreds.Ruari, son of Irish media owner J J Breslin, is in desperate danger, at the mercy of ruthless
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