{"product_id":"of-me-and-others-1952-2019-9781786895202","title":"Of Me and Others: 1952–2019","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this frank, playful and typically unorthodox collection of essays, Alasdair Gray tells how his early life experiences influenced his writing, including the creation of those landmarks of literature, \u003ci\u003eLanark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e1982, Janine\u003c\/i\u003e. He details the inspirations behind his many acclaimed artworks and murals, and makes clear how his moral, social and political beliefs and his work are inextricably linked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncisive, funny and fired with passion,\u003ci\u003e Of Me and Others\u003c\/i\u003e is as much about people, place and politics as it is about Gray's own life in art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnbelievably inventive -- ALI SMITH\u003cbr\u003eGray is a true original, a twentieth-century William Blake *  * Observer *  *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most gifted writers to have put pen to paper in the English language -- IRVINE WELSH\u003cbr\u003eAn essential portrait of an artist emerging in the second half of the 20th century . . . Gray is an exceptionally generous writer *  * Herald *  *\u003cbr\u003eA great writer, perhaps the greatest living in Britain today -- WILL SELF\u003cbr\u003eAlasdair Gray is that rather rare bird among contemporary British writers - a genuine experimentalist -- DAVID LODGE\u003cbr\u003eDisarmingly personal . . . Like Gray himself, the book is by turns ebullient, eccentric, generous and shy *  * Scotsman *  *\u003cbr\u003eGray has a rare ability to convey his thought in writing that is clear, invigorating and, in the very best way, fun. This book is all of those things, and much more besides . . . A thrilling and powerful statement about the value of Scottish art *  * The List *  *\u003cbr\u003eGray may be regarded as the doyen of Scottish letters, and this publication is a fitting acknowledgement of his status -- Allan Massie *  * Scotsman *  *","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412371284311,"sku":"9781786895202","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786895202.jpg?v=1730516543","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/of-me-and-others-1952-2019-9781786895202","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}