Ten Tales Tall & True [Paperback]

Alasdair Gray (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: April 5, 2004

A lecturer cornered in an embarrassing menage a trois, a Glaswegian Cinderella and an extremely talkative dentist all feature in this brilliant and original collection of tall tales from Alasdair Gray, author of "Lanark", "Poor Things" and "The Book of Prefaces". Bringing together social realism, sexual comedy, science fiction and satire, "Ten Tales Tall and True" proves that truth is indeed much stranger than fiction.

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'The greatest Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott' Anthony Burgess 'He is our nearest contemporary equivalent to Blake, our sweetest-natured screwed-up visionary' Evening Standard

About the Author

Alasdair Gray is the author of LANARK, the Whitbread and Guardian prize-winning novel POOR THINGS and the story-collection, TEN TALES TALL AND TRUE among many other writings. His most recent work was the highly-acclaimed THE BOOK OF PREFACES, published by Bloomsbury.

Product Details

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks (April 5, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0747568170
ISBN-13: 978-0747568179
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,893,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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