Alasdair Gray

Senarist · 85 yaşında vefat etti · Riddrie, Glasgow, Scotland

Alasdair Gray was a distinguished Scottish novelist and artist, renowned for his groundbreaking works like Lanark and Poor Things. Initially a muralist and painter, he shifted to writing, crafting novels blending realism, fantasy, and satire that earned Guardian and Whitbread Awards. His legacy peaked with Poor Things, adapted into an Oscar-nominated film by Yorgos Lanthimos, who received Gray’s approval after they met and Gray admired his cinema.

Filmografi

1. The Great Mill Race (1975)
2. The Story of a Recluse (1987)
3. The Bedfords (2009)
4. The Star (1996)
5. The Amber Light (2019)
6. Dear Green Place (1968)
7. Fishmonger Scales and Other Red Herrings (1997)
8. Alasdair Gray: A Life in Progress (2014)