Author: Alasdair Gray
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1841959073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
This novel is 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.
Lanark
Author: Alasdair Gray
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1841959073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
This novel is 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.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1841959073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
This novel is 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.
Poor Things
Author: Alasdair Gray
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 9781564783073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter--a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for Baxter's creation.The hilarious tale of love and scandal that ensues would be "the whole story" in the hands of a lesser author (which in fact it is, for this account is actually written by Dr. McCandless). For Gray, though, this is only half the story, after which Bella (a.k.a. Victoria McCandless) has her own say in the matter.Satirizing the classic Victorian novel, Poor Things is a hilarious political allegory and a thought-provoking duel between the desires of men and the independence of women, from one of Scotland's most accomplished authors.
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 9781564783073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter--a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for Baxter's creation.The hilarious tale of love and scandal that ensues would be "the whole story" in the hands of a lesser author (which in fact it is, for this account is actually written by Dr. McCandless). For Gray, though, this is only half the story, after which Bella (a.k.a. Victoria McCandless) has her own say in the matter.Satirizing the classic Victorian novel, Poor Things is a hilarious political allegory and a thought-provoking duel between the desires of men and the independence of women, from one of Scotland's most accomplished authors.
The People of Paper
Author: Salvador Plascencia
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156032117
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Part memoir, part lies, this imaginative tale is a story about loving a woman made of paper, about the wounds made by first love and sharp objects.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156032117
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Part memoir, part lies, this imaginative tale is a story about loving a woman made of paper, about the wounds made by first love and sharp objects.
Prize Essays and Transactions
Author: Highland and agricultural society of Scotland, Edinburgh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
Book Description
Lean Tales
Author: James Kelman
Publisher: Random House (UK)
ISBN: 9780099585411
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Publisher: Random House (UK)
ISBN: 9780099585411
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Sessional Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
Why Scots Should Rule Scotland
Author: Alasdair Gray
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1782114327
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Alsadair Gray wrote the first edition of this book for the 1992 general election. In it he showed the poor state of present-day Scotland; gave a concise, elegant history of the Scottish people and their relations with the rulers of England; argued that Scotland should have a strong government elected by its own people. Five years later Scotland still does not have that and its state has worsened. The original chapters have been revised and largely rewritten. New chapters dealing with Scottish education, land owning, and law and the Labour Party bring the argument to date. This is a more openly political book than the first edition, written to persuade people who feel their vote does not much influence how their country is managed that Scottish independence matters, and that only one political party is honestly working to achieve it.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1782114327
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Alsadair Gray wrote the first edition of this book for the 1992 general election. In it he showed the poor state of present-day Scotland; gave a concise, elegant history of the Scottish people and their relations with the rulers of England; argued that Scotland should have a strong government elected by its own people. Five years later Scotland still does not have that and its state has worsened. The original chapters have been revised and largely rewritten. New chapters dealing with Scottish education, land owning, and law and the Labour Party bring the argument to date. This is a more openly political book than the first edition, written to persuade people who feel their vote does not much influence how their country is managed that Scottish independence matters, and that only one political party is honestly working to achieve it.