Lanark: A Life in Four Books

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. First published in 1981, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britain`s leading writers.