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Seventy-three short tales from Gray's earlier books are here joined with sixteen new tales Droll & Plausible, all the original illustrations with some new, and endnotes to inform every curious reader.
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"Gray is a true original, a twentieth century William Blake." (Observer)
"A great writer, perhaps the greatest writer living in Britain today." (Will Self)
"One of the most gifted writers to have put pen to paper in the English language." (Irvine Welsh)
"A necessary genius." (Ali Smith)
"A genuine experimentalist." (David Lodge)
"Alasdair Gray's Every Short Story is an exhaustive anthology of a reliably unreliable storyteller" (Telegraph)
"A typically compendious, inspiring, infuriating gallimaufry of [Gray's] short form prose...he is indeed a National Treasure" (Stuart Kelly Scotland on Sunday)
"Gray is a genius, a born storyteller whether at a visionary or a more down-to-earth level; even the poorest of the stories contains something intriguing or funny" (Theo Tate Guardian)
"Reading every short story he has ever written is consistently entertaining. This book is exhaustive, but never exhausting" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Gray's direct style means even the oldest piece here still feels vital; it's a treat for fans and excellent for newcomers" (Anthony Cummins Metro)
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"A great writer, perhaps the greatest writer living in Britain today." (Will Self)
"One of the most gifted writers to have put pen to paper in the English language." (Irvine Welsh)
"A necessary genius." (Ali Smith)
"A genuine experimentalist." (David Lodge)
"Alasdair Gray's Every Short Story is an exhaustive anthology of a reliably unreliable storyteller" (Telegraph)
"A typically compendious, inspiring, infuriating gallimaufry of [Gray's] short form prose...he is indeed a National Treasure" (Stuart Kelly Scotland on Sunday)
"Gray is a genius, a born storyteller whether at a visionary or a more down-to-earth level; even the poorest of the stories contains something intriguing or funny" (Theo Tate Guardian)
"Reading every short story he has ever written is consistently entertaining. This book is exhaustive, but never exhausting" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Gray's direct style means even the oldest piece here still feels vital; it's a treat for fans and excellent for newcomers" (Anthony Cummins Metro)
An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray's stories gathered over the last twenty five years
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- PublisherCanongate Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0857865609
- ISBN 13 9780857865601
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages944
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Book Description Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects seventy-three stories from Gray's earlier published collections of short fiction, plus sixteen new ones collected here for the first time, along with Gray's "Endnotes with Indexes of First Printings," pp. [901]-933. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#161748). Seller Inventory # 161748
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. About the book: Seventy-three short tales from Gray's earlier books are here joined with sixteen new tales Droll & Plausible, all the original illustrations with some new, and endnotes to inform every curious reader. Seller Inventory # 283
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed & dated by Alasdair Gray to the front end paper. Comes complete with original promotional postcard. A fine, unread copy of a first edition, first impression hardback in a fine, unclipped dustjacket. All books are swathed in biodegradable bubble wrap and posted in strong, custom made book boxes to ensure undamaged delivery. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 012760
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