9780747593539 - Old Men in Love de Gray, Alasdair (16 resultados)

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 'Alasdair Gray's new novel, Old Men in Love, exhibits all of those faintly preposterous foibles that make him a writer more loved than prized. The bulk of the text constitutes the posthumous papers of a recondite - yet venal - retired Glaswegian schoolmaster, named John Tunnock (as in the celebrated tea cake), that have, seemingly, been edited and collated by Gray himself. 'This literary subterfuge serves to fool no one who needs fooling, yet will satisfy all who believe that the truth can be found more exactly in chance occurrences, serendipity, and the eggy scrapings from the breakfast plates of the neglected, than any crude, linear naturalism. 'Tunnock is a beguiling figure, at once feisty and fusty. His historical fictions chivvy us into Periclean Athens, Renaissance Italy and then bury our noses in the ordure of sanctity given off by charismatic Victorian religious sectaries. Excursions into geological time are placed in counterpoint to diaristic jottings describing Tunnock's own erotic misadventures and the millennial trivia of the Anthony Linton Blair Government's final five years. 'Only Gray can be fecklessly sexy as well as insidiously sagacious. Only Gray can beguile quite so limpidly. If I were a Hollywood screenwriter (which, to the best of my knowledge, I am not), I would pitch the film adaptation of Old Men in Love thus: 'Imagine Lanark meets Something Leather, with a kind of a Poor Things feel to it ' By this I mean to convey to this novel's readers that Alasdair Gray remains, first and foremost, entirely sui generis. He's the very best Alasdair Gray that we have, and we should cherish his works accordingly.' - Will Self. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: very good +. First UK edition. "Gray's works combine elements of realism, fantasy, and science fiction, plus clever use of typography and his own illustrations." [from publisher] A bright blue color is used throughout: the jacket, cover, illustrations, and attached ribbon bookmark, a beautiful book. Slight edgewear to dustjacket. Ships from USA.

Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780747593539.

Condición: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Condición: New. Brand New Original US Edition. Customer service! Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Condición: Used. pp. 320.

Condición: Used. pp. 320 Illus.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st. Hardcover first edition in very good condition with a mylar wrapped dust jacket.

Condición: Used. pp. 320.

(8), 311, (1) pagges. Printed in black and blue. Original hardcover binding with dustjacket in very good condition. 24x16 cm * First edition --- 'Alasdair Gray's new novel, Old Men in Love, exhibits all of those faintly preposterous foibles that make him a writer more loved than prized. The bulk of the text constitutes the posthumous papers of a recondite - yet venal - retired Glaswegian schoolmaster, named John Tunnock (as in the celebrated tea cake), that have, seemingly, been edited and collated by Gray himself. 'This literary subterfuge serves to fool no one who needs fooling, yet will satisfy all who believe that the truth can be found more exactly in chance occurrences, serendipity, and the eggy scrapings from the breakfast plates of the neglected, than any crude, linear naturalism. 'Tunnock is a beguiling figure, at once feisty and fusty. His historical fictions chivvy us into Periclean Athens, Renaissance Italy and then bury our noses in the ordure of sanctity given off by charismatic Victorian religious sectaries. Excursions into geological time are placed in counterpoint to diaristic jottings describing Tunnock's own erotic misadventures and the millennial trivia of the Anthony Linton Blair Government's final five years. 'Only Gray can be fecklessly sexy as well as insidiously sagacious. Only Gray can beguile quite so limpidly. If I were a Hollywood screenwriter (which, to the best of my knowledge, I am not), I would pitch the film adaptation of Old Men in Love thus: 'Imagine Lanark meets Something Leather, with a kind of a Poor Things feel to it ' By this I mean to convey to this novel's readers that Alasdair Gray remains, first and foremost, entirely sui generis. He's the very best Alasdair Gray that we have, and we should cherish his works accordingly.' - Will Self ----- Alasdair Gray (* 28. Dezember 1934 in Riddrie, Glasgow; 29. Dezember 2019 in Glasgow) war ein schottischer Schriftsteller und Künstler. Grays bekanntestes Werk ist sein erster Roman Lanark A Life in Four Books (1981), an dem er über 30 Jahre lang gearbeitet hat. In seinen Werken kombinierte er Realismus, Fantasy und Science-Fiction. Eine Besonderheit seiner Werke ist die geschickte Verwendung von Typographie und die Einbindung seiner eigenen Illustrationen. Seine politischen Schriften unterstützen den schottischen Sozialismus und die Unabhängigkeit Schottlands. Der Autor Will Self beschrieb ihn als einen kreativen Sozialgelehrten mit integrierter politisch-philosophischer Vision". Er selbst nannte sich einen fetten, Brille tragenden, glatzköpfigen, alternden Fußgänger aus Glasgow". Gray wurde 1934 in Riddrie im Osten Glasgows geboren. Sein Vater war Fabrikarbeiter und wurde im Ersten Weltkrieg verwundet. Seine Mutter war Verkäuferin. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde Gray zunächst nach Perthshire und dann nach Lanarkshire evakuiert. Diese Erlebnisse beeinflussten später seine literarischen Arbeiten. Die Familie lebte in einer Sozialsiedlung, und Gray bezog seine erste Bildung aus einer Kombination von staatlicher Schule, öffentlichen Büchereien und öffentlichem Rundfunk laut Gray die Art von Bildung, die britische Regierungen heutzutage als nutzlos betrachten, besonders für Kinder der Arbeiterklasse". Er studierte an der Glasgow School of Art von 1952 bis 1957 und unterrichtete dort von 1958 bis 1962. In seiner Studienzeit begann er die Arbeit an seinem Roman Lanark. Nach seinem Abschluss arbeitete Gray als Bühnenbildner und Porträtmaler und als freiberuflicher Künstler und Schriftsteller. Seine ersten Hörspiele und Theaterstücke wurden 1968 in Radio und Fernsehen gesendet. Zwischen 1972 und 1974 war er Mitglied einer Schriftstellergruppe, die von Philip Hobsbaum organisiert wurde. Dort traf er auch James Kelman, Liz Lochhead und Tom Leonard. Gray illustrierte seine Bücher selbst. Zu seiner Arbeit als bildender Künstler gehören zahlreiche Wandgemälde und Gemälde. Im Jahr 2001 kandidierte er als Kandidat der Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association für den Rektorsposten der Universität Glasgow und wurde nur knapp geschlagen. Alasdair Gray war von 1961 bis 1970 mit Inge Sorenson und von 1991 bis 2014 mit Morag McAlpine verheiratet. Er hatte einen Sohn (* 1964). Gray lebte in Glasgow und starb Ende 2019, einen Tag nach seinem 85. Geburtstag, nach kurzer Krankheit dort. (Quelle Wikipedia) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper with a printed price of £20. Would be fine but for very lightly bumped board tips. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.[viii],311. Decorations by the author. Blue ribbon marker present.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Fine condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Promotional material laid in. Jacket is slightly sunned, and edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are a little bumped. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.