Lanark

Probably the greatest novel of the century ObserverRemarkable . . . A work of loving and vivid imagination, yielding copious riches WILLIAM BOYDLanark, 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 humankinds inability to love, and yet our compulsion to go on trying.First published in 1981, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britains leading writers.

Lanark, royal burgh (town), South Lanarkshire council area, historic county of Lanarkshire, south-central Scotland, situated by the right bank of the River Clyde, southeast of the Glasgow metropolitan area. The town developed around a castle built by David I of Scotland (reigned 1124–53), who made