Lanark

About “Lanark”

Lanark is a 1981 novel by Alasdair Gray that presents a modern vision of hell set in the crumbling cities of Unthank and Glasgow. The story follows the intertwined lives of Lanark and Duncan Thaw, blending imaginative storytelling with deep themes about human failure to love and the persistence of hope. The novel, praised for its originality, was immediately recognized as a significant work, establishing Gray as a major British writer. It has been compared to authors such as Dante, Blake, and Kafka. This new edition includes an introduction by William Boyd and an addendum titled The Tailpiece, added in 2001.