{"product_id":"9781782117148","title":"Lanark : A Life in Four Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Gray, Alasdair \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 September 2016 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Canons' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 592 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 128 x 35 | 396g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Probably the greatest novel of the century' Observer'Remarkable' William BoydLanark, a modern vision of hell, is set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, and tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1981, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britain's leading writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925017755907,"sku":"9781782117148","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781782117148_8687b233-3213-4d8c-b589-27d623e8f12c.jpg?v=1731420806","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781782117148","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}