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1982, Janine
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Format: Paperback / softback
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1982, Janine
The unforgettable, challenging and experimental second novel from the author of Lanark. Introduced by Will Self.
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Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover and businessman, is alone in a hotel room, drinking whisky, fantasising about sex and contemplating suicide. As he tries to distance himself from reality, his lonely, alcohol-fuelled fantasies are interrupted by a flood of memories, reminding him of his own shortcomings.
An unforgettably imaginative book, deeply experimental in its form and charged with a dark humour, 1982, Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy. Gray's exploration of politics, religion, powerlessness, and pornography has lost none of its power to shock and entertain.
Series: Canons
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Alasdair Gray's 1982, Janine is celebrated for its tumultuous and inventive narrative style, drawing comparisons to the vision and energy found in the works of D.H. Lawrence. It combines rich language and experimental storytelling to explore the themes of loneliness and exploitation, avoiding depression through its wit and dynamic prose. The novel is appreciated for energising contemporary fiction, influencing authors like Jonathan Coe with its vivid depiction of the human predicament.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781786893963
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 February 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Canons
Edition: Main - Canons
Contributors:
- Introduction by Will Self
- Introduction by Will Self
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 253g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Born in 1934, Alasdair Gray graduated in design and mural painting from the Glasgow School of Art. Since 1981, when Lanark was published by Canongate, he has written, designed and illustrated seven novels, several books of short stories, a collection of his stage, radio and TV plays and a book of his visual art, A Life in Pictures.
In his own words, 'Alasdair Gray is a fat, spectacled, balding, old Glaswegian pedestrian who has mainly lived by writing and designing books, most of them fiction.'
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