A book worth buying?

ArchD'Ikon Zibethicus · 15 Apr 2003, 04:19 · from urth-v0304.mbox · original

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From: "ArchD'Ikon Zibethicus" <zibethicus at hotmail.com>
Subject: (urth) A book worth buying?
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 04:19:22 +0000
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Malco:

>Lanark by Alasdair Gray

Interesting...I was gonna suggest the very same thing.  Bear in mind, tho',=20
that Mr. Gray - encountered in the book as the author, Nastler - is very=20
reluctant to have 'Lanark' regarded as science fiction.  He shouts=20
indignantly that _he_ is writing about _real people_...

If you really want to spend some money on it, Bloomsbury have issued a 20th=20
Anniversary edition; a boxed set with all four volumes as an individual=20
book.  =C2=A335.00:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/184195120X/bloomsburymag-21/202-56=
35029-7452657

Should gain in value over the years...

->Zx<-

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