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Unlikely Stories, Mostly

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Canongate Books Limited, 1997 - Fiction - 290 pages
Alasdair Gray's first book of short stories is a masterful collection that further established him as one of Scotland's most original and important writers when it first appeared in 1983. This new edition, includes a new unlikely story, "Inches in a Column", that was lost at the time of original publication.

"An impressive, playful and beautiful book..". -- Times Literary Supplement

"The book is a wonder of ingenuity, a varied and rich collection in which Gray's abilities as a visual artist and illustrator are placed not only beside but within the products of his fertile imagination as a writer". -- The Washington Post

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User Review  - Darren - Goodreads

I love Alasdair Gray's writing so much. He is a singular talent. Read this and learn about bear cults, hand carved toad clogs, dog transmogrification, domestic disputes and 18th century linguistics. Read full review

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User Review  - Alan - Goodreads

Alasdair Gray is, by his own oft-repeated admission, a terrible writer who has been committing not-very-likeable prose, drawings and other miscellanea to paper while tucked away in an obscure and tiny ... Read full review

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The Official Website of Alasdair Gray
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About the author (1997)

Alasdair Gray was born in 1934 in Glasgow, where he still lives. A painter as well as a writer, Mr. Gray describes himself as "an artist in words and pictures." He is the author of Poor Things, Lannark, and 1982 Janine, among other novels and story collections.

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TitleUnlikely Stories, Mostly
Volume 81 of Canongate Classics
Canongate Scottish Classics Series
AuthorAlasdair Gray
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherCanongate Books Limited, 1997
ISBN0862417376, 9780862417376
Length290 pages
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Fiction / Short Stories (single author)
  
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