{"product_id":"lanark-a-life-in-four-books-9781782117148","title":"Lanark: A Life in Four Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Probably the \u003cb\u003egreatest novel of the century\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eRemarkable\u003c\/b\u003e . . . A work of loving and\u003cb\u003e vivid imagination\u003c\/b\u003e, yielding copious riches' \u003cb\u003eWILLIAM BOYD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLanark\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e First published in 1981, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britain's leading writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gray, Alasdair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782117148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.50d","brand":"Alasdair Gray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39299802857547,"sku":"9781782117148","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_b11bfc88-b070-4628-925f-ce155c090bf1.jpg?v=1617718996","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/lanark-a-life-in-four-books-9781782117148","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}