{"product_id":"9781838852900","title":"Lanark : A Life in Four Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alasdair Gray\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 February 2021 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 592 pages, Integrated black and white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e166 x 242 x 52mm | 852g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e40th anniversary edition'Probably the greatest novel of the century' ObserverLanark, a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination, its playful narrative conveys a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love, and yet our compulsion to go on trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1981, Lanark established Alasdair Gray as one of Britain's leading writers and kick-started the modern renaissance of Scottish literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alasdair Gray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64838317441373,"sku":"9781838852900","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781838852900.jpg?v=1780054956","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781838852900","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}