1982, Janine by Alasdair Gray (English) Paperback Book

Description: 1982, Janine by Alasdair Gray, Will Self The unforgettable, challenging and experimental second novel from the author of Lanark. Introduced by Will Self. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover and businessman is alone in a hotel room, drinking whisky, fantasising about sex and contemplating suicide. As he tries to distance himself from reality, his lonely, alcohol-fuelled fantasies are interrupted by a flood of memories, reminding him of his own shortcomings.An unforgettably imaginative book, deeply experimental in its form and charged with a dark humour, 1982, Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy. Grays exploration of politics, religion, powerlessness and pornography has lost none of its power to shock and entertain. Author Biography Born in 1934, Alasdair Gray graduated in design and mural painting from the Glasgow School of Art. Since 1981, when Lanark was published by Canongate, he has written, designed and illustrated seven novels, several books of short stories, a collection of his stage, radio and TV plays and a book of his visual art, A Life in Pictures. In his own words, Alasdair Gray is a fat, spectacled, balding, old Glaswegian pedestrian who has mainly lived by writing and designing books, most of them fiction. Review Perhaps the finest artist/writer of his generation . . . Tumultuous, inventive, heart-rending . . . A landmark work -- WILL SELF1982, Janine has a verbal energy, an intensity of vision that has mostly been missing from the English novel since D.H. Lawrence . . . Gray is a natural storyteller and it is the wit and energy of his language that keep the rendering of Jocks lonely, wasted life from being unbearably depressing. The richness of this novel and the pleasures of its language and form are sufficient affirmation, a real message of hope * * New York Times * *Made me realise that contemporary fiction could still be a vivid and vital way of interpreting the world . . . 1982, Janine revived my flagging impetus to continue writing myself -- JONATHAN COEAlasdair Gray is that rather rare bird among contemporary British writers-a genuine experimentalist . . . The influence of James Joyce, and . . . Laurence Stern, is very evident, but Gray does not seem merely derivative from these masters. He is very much his own man -- DAVID LODGE1982, Janine is not pornography but a thoughtful and sad study of the human predicament; to be trapped in a world where the little man, woman or country will always be exploited by the big bullies * * Irish Independent * * Long Description The unforgettable, challenging and experimental second novel from the author of Lanark. Introduced by Will Self. Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover and businessman is alone in a hotel room, drinking whisky, fantasising about sex and contemplating suicide. As he tries to distance himself from reality, his lonely, alcohol-fuelled fantasies are interrupted by a flood of memories, reminding him of his own shortcomings. An unforgettably imaginative book, deeply experimental in its form and charged with a dark humour, 1982, Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy. Grays exploration of politics, religion, powerlessness and pornography has lost none of its power to shock and entertain. Review Text Perhaps the finest artist/writer of his generation . . . Tumultuous, inventive, heart-rending . . . A landmark work Review Quote "Lanark is widely and justifiably regarded as Grays masterpiece. But I love this novel and its protagonist; masturbating, alcoholic, conservative Jock. It shows the dismal outcome of a life that succumbs to fear, but is still somehow an uplifting book." Promotional "Headline" The unforgettable, challenging and experimental second novel from the author of Lanark. Introduced by Will Self Details ISBN1786893967 Author Will Self Pages 352 Series Canons Year 2019 ISBN-10 1786893967 ISBN-13 9781786893963 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-02-07 Imprint Canongate Canons Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9781841953465 DEWEY 823.914 Language English UK Release Date 2019-02-07 AU Release Date 2019-02-07 Illustrations No Publisher Canongate Books Edition Description Main - Canons Audience General NZ Release Date 2019-03-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123379256;

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