Alasdair Gray
Alasdair Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark, published in 1981, was written over almost 30 years. It was described by The Guardian as "one of the landmarks of 20th-century fiction."[1]
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| Born | 28 December 1934 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 29 December 2019 (aged 85) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Novelist, artist, playwright, academic, teacher, poet, muralist, illustrator |
| Genre | Science fiction, dystopianism, surrealism, realism |
| Literary movement | Postmodern literature |
| Notable works | Lanark: A Life in Four Books 1982, Janine Poor Things The Book of Prefaces |
Gray died at a hospital in Glasgow of pneumonia-related problems on 29 December 2019, a day after his 85th birthday.[2]
Alasdair Gray Media
Writer and artist, Alasdair Gray (Glasgow, 1984)
Mural in the Òran Mór arts venue in Glasgow
References
- ↑ "Alasdair Gray". The Guardian (London). 22 July 2008. http://books.guardian.co.uk/authors/author/0,,-209,00.html.
- ↑ Alasdair Gray, the beloved author and artist, has died, Canongate Books. Retrieved 29 December 2019.