A Life In Pictures

Rezensionen / Stimmen

Gray is a true original, a twentieth century William Blake * * Observer * * Surely there is no more handsome book published this year * * Guardian * * A truly remarkable visual and literary biography . . . [from] Glasgow's resident genius * * Herald * * Marvellous . . . a pleasure to hold and well as to read * * Times Literary Supplement * * A detailed and wonderfully realised 'autopictography', it reveals the idiosyncratic genius of a man who has come to embody all that's good about artistic cross-pollination and creative thinking * * Big Issue * * A necessary genius. -- Ali Smith A master at rummaging in the dustbins of the mind. * * Daily Telegraph * * Alasdair Gray has broken the mould again . . . A Life in Pictures, travels right to the heart of his dark, turbulent and chaotic imagination, and lights up a path through his life; it also makes the reader imagine her own life in pictures. * * Observer * * There is the sense . . . of a warm and eccentric intelligence at work . . . The wry humour, at one of the book's sadder moments, exemplifies the winning tone of this absorbing 'autopictography', whose high production values and coffee-table heft should see it purchased for many a bibliophile come Christmas. * * Spectator * * A great writer, perhaps the greatest writer living in Britain today. -- Will Self As wonderful and unorthodox an autobiography from this subversive and rambunctious magnus of Scottish fiction as you would expect. * * Metro * * A thick, gorgeous account of is life from early childhood to the present. * * The Skinny * * Alastair Gray's life has the quality of a fairy tale. In simple terms: social toad is transformed into artistic prince, and kisses the hand of gorgeous renown. * * Times Literary Supplement * * Just because my colleagues have already had their say on the subject, I am not going to let that stop me recommending it as a fine GBP35 worth, packed with terrific images and accompanied by his inimitable characteristic narration. -- Keith Bruce * * Herald * * [Gray] muses on his life story with wry humour, creating a rich and colourful compendium that is utterly original. * * Good Book Guide * * Well worth the wait, A LIfe in Pictures offers a rich and much-needed guide to the work of arguably Scotland's greatest living artist. * * Literary Review * * A cultural gem to behold, this long overdue publication will delight both established fans and those who have just discovered the artist. * * Business Destinations * *