Alasdair Gray

Born in Glasgow in 1934, Alasdair Gray studied drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art. He produced portraits and murals, and wrote for TV, radio and stage. Scotland's most acclaimed literary personality needs no introduction to the reading public. He has written numerous novels, non-fiction, plays, and collections of short stories and poetry including Janine, A History Maker, Old Negatives. Although Poor Things won the Whitbread Prize in 1992, Lanark is still considered his finest novel, and Unlikely Stories Mostly his most acclaimed collection of short stories. Why Scots Should Rule Scotland, followed in 1997. His Antholgy of Prefaces has been published by Bloomsbury. His autobiography is Saltire Self Portrait 4. He paints and designs books and lives in Glasgow. Alasdair Gray is currently working on an illustrated autobiography, to be published by Canongate in 2003. Canongate Books. \

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