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- Alasdair_Gray abstract "Alasdair Gray (born 28 December 1934) is a Scottish writer and artist. His most acclaimed work is his first novel, Lanark, published in 1981 and written over a period of almost 30 years. It is now regarded as a classic, and was described by The Guardian as "one of the landmarks of 20th-century fiction." His novel Poor Things (1992) won the Whitbread Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize. He describes himself as a civic nationalist (albeit one deeply critical of English immigration into Scotland) and a republican.Gray's works combine elements of realism, fantasy, and science fiction, plus clever use of typography and his own illustrations. He has also written on politics, in support of socialism and Scottish independence, and on the history of English literature. He has been described by author Will Self as "a creative polymath with an integrated politico-philosophic vision", and as "a great writer, perhaps the greatest living in this archipelago today" and by himself as "a fat, spectacled, balding, increasingly old Glasgow pedestrian".".
- Alasdair_Gray birthDate "1934-12-28".
- Alasdair_Gray birthName "Alasdair Gray".
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- Alasdair_Gray birthYear "1934".
- Alasdair_Gray genre Realism_(arts).
- Alasdair_Gray genre Science_fiction.
- Alasdair_Gray genre Surrealism.
- Alasdair_Gray genre Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction.
- Alasdair_Gray influenced A._L._Kennedy.
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- Alasdair_Gray influenced Iain_Banks.
- Alasdair_Gray influenced Will_Self.
- Alasdair_Gray movement Postmodern_literature.
- Alasdair_Gray notableWork 1982,_Janine.
- Alasdair_Gray notableWork Lanark:_A_Life_in_Four_Books.
- Alasdair_Gray notableWork Poor_Things.
- Alasdair_Gray notableWork The_Book_of_Prefaces.
- Alasdair_Gray occupation Artist.
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