pb40th anniversary editionbbrb'Probably the greatest novel of the century' iObserverib piLanarki, a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination, its playful narrative conveys a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love, and yet our compulsion to go on trying. pFirst published in 1981, i Lanark iestablished Alasdair Gray as one of Britain's leading writers and kickstarted the modern renaissance of Scottish literature.p