| #1842496 in Books | Canongate UK | 2003-05-20 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .30 x.3 x4.96l,.60 | File type: PDF | 352 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Not for everyone - but good|By Lance|I bought this book on the strength of Lanark only to discover that it was very, very different.
First off, this book is heavy on stream-of-consciousness. I find these books are often hard to get into, and this one was no different. The first half of the book follows the narrator (who is but is not Alasdair Gray) as he tries to w||A great writer, perhaps the greatest living in Britain today. (Will Self)
Made me realise that contemporary fiction would still be a vivid and vital way of interpreting the world . . . 1982, Janine revived my flagging impetus to continue writ
An unforgettably challenging book about power and powerlessness, men and women, masters and servants, small countries and big countries, Alasdair Gray's exploration of the politics of pornography has lost none of its power to shock.
1982 Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy, as explored via the lonely sexual fantasies of Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover and businessman.Yet there is hope here, and the humour (if black) and the imagin...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.1982, Janine (Canongate Classics) | Alasdair Gray. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
