Последние издания книг Аласдера Грейя

A life without freedom to choose is not worth having.
Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation...
But what does Bella think?
This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church.

«Ланарк» — это одна из главных британских книг XX века, дебютный роман, писавшийся больше 30 лет и явивший миру нового мастера первой величины. «Ланарк» — это одновременно роман воспитания и авантюрная хроника, мистическая фантасмагория и книга о первой любви; нечто подобное могло бы получиться у Джойса, Кафки и Эдгара По, если бы они сели втроем писать для Уолта Диснея сценарий «Пиноккио» — в Глазго, вооружившись ящиком шотландского виски. Здесь недоучка-студент получает заказ на роспись собора, люди в загробном мире покрываются крокодильей кожей, а правительственные чиновники сдают экзамен на медленное убийство надежды.

«“Ланарк” поразил меня до самых печенок. На мой взгляд, это лучший шотландский роман XX века» (Иэн Бэнкс).

The autobiography in words and pictures of the fascinating and acclaimed author of Lanark, a key figure in postmodern art

Alasdair Gray is known throughout the world for his writing, but he is also a highly regarded artist who not only illustrates and designs his own books, but has created many beautiful and intriguing portraits, paintings, posters, and murals. Alasdair started painting and writing from an early age, and in his seventies he's still vigorously doing both. In this autopictography he gathers together the work that has mattered most to him over the years, and weaves the story of his life through and around these pictures in his own unmistakable style. A beautifully and copiously illustrated book, designed by himself, this is life as seen by one of the millennium's most entertaining and wry creative geniuses.

Впервые на русском ― одна из главных британских книг XX века, дебютный роман, писавшийся больше 30 лет и явивший миру нового мастера первой величины. «Ланарк» ― это одновременно роман воспитания и авантюрная хроника, мистическая фантасмагория и книга о первой любви; нечто подобное могло бы получиться у Джойса, Кафки и Эдгара По, если бы они сели втроем писать для Уолта Диснея сценарий «Пиноккио» ― в Глазго, вооружившись ящиком шотландского виски. Здесь недоучка-студент получает заказ на роспись собора, люди в загробном мире покрываются крокодильей кожей, а правительственные чиновники сдают экзамен на медленное убийство надежды. Аласдер…

Аласдер Грей - шотландский писатель и художник.
"Бедные-несчастные" - прихотливо построенный любовный роман с элементами фантастики, готики и социальной сатиры. В нем сталкиваются различные версии весьма увлекательных событий, происходящих в Шотландии в конце XIX века.
Перевод с английского Леонида Мотылева.

Мощный полифонический роман о силе и бессилии, о мужчинах и женщинах, о господах и слугах, о политике и порнографии, принадлежащий перу живого классика шотландской литературы.

Мощный полифонический роман о силе и бессилии, о мужчинах и женщинах, о господах и слугах, о политике и порнографии, принадлежащий перу живого классика шотландской литературы.

Fans of the work of Donald Barthelme, Kurt Vonnegut, George Saunders, and T. Coraghessan Boyle will revel in Alasdair Gray's masterful, witty collection. Gray's stories defy genre, and his angular, playful style, prodigious wit, and razor-sharp intellect are matched by his remarkable skill with the short-story form. In "Job's Skin Game," the narrator humbly tells his life story like the evenings news. During a moment of awkward revelation, he shares the strangely exquisite pleasure he receives from scratching at the skin condition he's developed since losing his two sons in the Twin Towers tragedy and a small fortune in the dot-com meltdown. In "Big Pockets with Button Flaps," a wily old man teases and taunts a pair of punk teenage girls as their confrontation takes on social implication through lightning-fast transfers of power and wit. The Ends of Our Tethers is vintage Gray—accessible, experimental, mischievous, wide ranging, beautifully written, and wise.

Lanark, 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. Widely recognised as a modern classic, Alasdair Gray's magnum opus was first published in 1981 and immediately established him as one of Britain's leading writers. Comparisons have been made to Dante, Blake, Joyce, Orwell, Kafka, Huxley and Lewis Carroll. This timely new edition should cement his reputation as one of our greatest living writers.

Аласдар Грэй — писатель номер один в современной Шотландии, автор дюжины книг, оригинальным оформителем которых он сам и является. У вас в руках — сборник рассказов о поразительных вещах, которые не-шотландцу могут показаться абсурдными: новый способ размножения человека, аппарат для увеличения скорости передвижения водоплавающих птиц, возможность легко и быстро разбогатеть с помощью вязальных спиц, кресла-качалки, пары жердей и собственной бабушки. Книга «Из истории одного мира» — единственный на сегодня источник всех этих и подобных им знаний.

`Из истории одного мира` - сборник рассказов современного шотландского писателя, драматурга и художника Аласдара Грэя (р. 1934).

One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter—a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for Baxter's creation.

The hilarious tale of love and scandal that ensues would be "the whole story" in the hands of a lesser author (which in fact it is, for this account is actually written by Dr. McCandless). For Gray, though, this is only half the story, after which Bella (a.k.a. Victoria McCandless) has her own say in the matter.

Satirizing the classic Victorian novel, Poor Things is a hilarious political allegory and a thought-provoking duel between the desires of men and the independence of women, from one of Scotland's most accomplished authors.

Lanark, 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. Widely recognised as a modern classic, Alasdair Gray's magnum opus was first published in 1981 and immediately established him as one of Britain's leading writers. Comparisons have been made to Dante, Blake, Joyce, Orwell, Kafka, Huxley and Lewis Carroll. This timely new edition should cement his reputation as one of our greatest living writers.

Lanark, 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. Widely recognised as a modern classic, Alasdair Gray's magnum opus was first published in 1981 and immediately established him as one of Britain's leading writers. Comparisons have been made to Dante, Blake, Joyce, Orwell, Kafka, Huxley and Lewis Carroll.

`Бедные-несчастные` - прихотливо построенный любовный роман с элементами фантастики, готики и социальной сатиры. В нем сталкиваются различные версии весьма увлекательных событий, происходящих в Шотландии в конце XIX века.

Популярный шотландский прозаик в своем
остросатирическом романе высмеивает нравы делового
мира на Западе.

This is Alastair Gray's first collection of short stories. This edition includes a new story, Inches In a Column, that was lost at the time of original publication. He is the author of Lanark, Why Scots Should Rule Scotland and won the Whitbread Prize for Poor Things.

WINNER OF FOUR ACADEMY AWARDS, FIVE BAFTAS, and TWO GOLDEN GLOBES. STARRING EMMA STONE, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE FAVOURITE
Winner of the Whitbread Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize
A life without freedom to choose is not worth having.
Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realised when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation . . .
But what does Bella think?
This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church.
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'A magnificently brisk, funny, dirty, brainy book' London Review of Books
'Visionary, ornate and outrageous' The Independent
'Witty and delightfully written' New York Times
'A brilliant marriage of technique, intelligence, and art.' Kirkus Reviews
'The greatest Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott' Anthony Burgess
'Those who, like me, are unsure if they are Alasdair Gray fans or not, ought to fall on Poor Things with delight, and not just because of the almost excessive beauty of its appearance' Philip Hensher, Spectator
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