Old grey an autobiography frankenstein
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Alasdair Gray
Scottish writer and artist (1934–2019)
For the British tennis player, see Alastair Gray. For the South African cricketer, see Alistair Gray.
Alasdair Gray | |
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Alasdair Gray in 1994 | |
| Born | (1934-12-28)28 December 1934 Riddrie, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 29 December 2019(2019-12-29) (aged 85) Shieldhall, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Novelist, artist, playwright, academic, teacher, poet, muralist, illustrator |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Glasgow School of Art |
| Genre | Science fiction, dystopianism, surrealism, realism |
| Literary movement | Postmodern literature |
| Years active | 1951–2019 |
| Notable works | Lanark 1982, Janine Poor Things The Book of Prefaces |
| Spouse | Inge Sørensen (m. 1961; sep. 1969)Morag McAlpine (m. 1991; died 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Official website Alasdair Gray Archive | |
Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and the history of English and Scots literatu
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Poor Things
This article is about the novel. For its film adaptation, see Poor Things (film).
1992 novel by Alasdair Gray
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| Author | Alasdair Gray |
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| Cover artist | Alasdair Gray |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Press |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Preceded by | McGrotty and Ludmilla |
Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer is a novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, published in 1992. It won the Whitbread Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize the same year.[1][2]
A postmodern retelling of the gothic horror novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the narrative follows the life of Bella Baxter, a surgically fabricated woman created in late Victorian Glasgow. Bella’s navigation of late 19th century society is the lens through which Gray delivers social commentary on patriarchal institutions, social equality, socioeconomic matters and sexual politics.
The novel itself is epistolary, being composed of a fictional novella entitled Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer, several extended letters, a sp
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