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Every Short Story by Alasdair Gray 1951-2012

By Alasdair Gray
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Every Short Story by Alasdair Gray 1951-2012 is a captivating collection showcasing the imaginative range of Alasdair Gray's storytelling over six decades. The stories traverse diverse worlds, blending realism with fantasy, and often explore themes of politics, history, and social change, all infused with Gray's signature wit and innovation. This anthology offers a rich tapestry of narratives that reflect the unique voice and creative vision of one of Scotland's most acclaimed writers.
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If you appreciate imaginative storytelling and a unique narrative voice, this collection may captivate you. It showcases a blend of wit, humour, and poignant reflections on life, offering a rich tapestry of tales that span decades. You'll enjoy diving into diverse stories that balance both the fantastical and the relatable, crafted by an acclaimed author.

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An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray's stories gathered over the last sixty two years.

An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray's stories gathered over sixty two years

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The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly.

This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones published together for the first time. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest.

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Every Short Story by Alasdair Gray 1951-2012 is widely praised by critics for Gray's originality and experimentation in writing. Reviewers have compared him to literary greats such as William Blake and have highlighted him as a significant British author. Prominent writers admire his genius and acclaim him as a gifted storyteller in the English language.

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ISBN: 9780857865618

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 April 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 56.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 639g

Pages: 944

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About the Author

Since 1981, when Alasdair Gray's first novel (Lanark: A Life in Four Books) was published by Canongate, he has published twenty books, most of them novels and short stories. In his own words, 'Alasdair Gray is a fat, spectacled, balding, increasingly old Glaswegian pedestrian who has mainly lived by writing and designing books, most of them fiction.'

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