I'm looking at you, ILB.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 12:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:42 (nineteen years ago) link
HOWEVER, I have decided I definitely don't like books where the author turns up as a character. It just pisses me off, and I particularly disliked all the post-modern stuff towards the end of this book. I thought the whole thing would have been much better off without it.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 21 February 2005 18:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 23:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― wogan lenin (dog latin), Thursday, 14 September 2006 13:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Run Ruud Run (Ken L), Thursday, 14 September 2006 14:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 15 September 2006 16:50 (seventeen years ago) link
a book that is very good is Alasdair Gray's A LIFE IN PICTURES.
one of the clearest compliments that I can pay this book is that it makes me feel as though I am interested in painting and visual art.
― the pinefox, Sunday, 26 December 2010 23:53 (thirteen years ago) link
it should be super-popular then, people love feeling as though they're interested in things.
― j., Monday, 27 December 2010 02:31 (thirteen years ago) link
We've been looking at "A Life in Pictures" in Panda Mansions, ever since I got it for Mrs The Real Dirty Vicar for Christmas. Yes, it is nice.
― The New Dirty Vicar, Tuesday, 28 December 2010 14:20 (thirteen years ago) link
This is good news!!
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 28 December 2010 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Hi, so what are the best lesser-known books by this fella? I've read Lanark, Unlikely Stories Mostly, Ten Tales Tall And True, The Ends Of Our Tethers, Poor Things, A History Maker (although I remember nothing about it now), 1982 Janine - actually that's quite a lot innit?
I still see a few things in shops - there's a very beautiful hardback copy of the Book of Prefaces which I can imagine might work better as an artefact than something I'd be interested in reading. I also want to get hold of A Life In Pictures.
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 15:58 (eleven years ago) link
Book of Prefaces is great. Really good preface.
Might there be a torrent or similar of transmissions of his radio and/or tv plays? That might be worth investigating. I'd go hunting, but I'm at work.
― woof, Thursday, 25 October 2012 09:57 (eleven years ago) link
fyi:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04wtdvb/alasdair-gray-at-eighty
Alasdair Gray at Eighty Programme
Portrait of writer, artist, irascible interviewee and controversial essayist Alasdair Gray. The film shows him creating work that has become part of Scotland's living heritage.
First shown: 9.30pm 27 Dec 2014Available for 27 days
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Monday, 29 December 2014 23:19 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/18/alasdair-gray-seriously-injured-after-fall
Get well, Alasdair
― boat of boats (dog latin), Friday, 19 June 2015 12:04 (eight years ago) link
noooo
― as verbose and purple as a Peter Ustinov made of plums (James Morrison), Sunday, 21 June 2015 08:52 (eight years ago) link
Nooooooo. Was browsing through the English-language section of the Guangzhou public library last week and stumbled across this:http://img2.targetimg2.com/wcsstore/TargetSAS/img/p/13/96/13965039.jpg
― etc, Sunday, 21 June 2015 18:11 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAmeLNr7Uys
Live stream of a celebration of Gray.
― the pinefox, Friday, 25 February 2022 20:23 (two years ago) link
thanks pf
― Fizzles, Friday, 25 February 2022 20:23 (two years ago) link
Interesting background on Poor Things and the sort of arseholes who have traditionally run/ruined Glasgow.
https://yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2024/01/10/poor-things/
― Little Billy Love (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 January 2024 10:24 (three months ago) link