Lanark

I was absolutely knocked out by Lanark. I think it's the best in Scottish literature this century -- Iain Banks

Probably the greatest novel of the century ... it marked the beginning of a new era -- James Campbell * Observer

It was time Scotland produced a shattering work of fiction in the modern idiom. This is it ... [Gray is] the best Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott -- Anthony Burgess

When dawn comes up and retires in dismay, we find ourselves in the presence of an overpowering surreal imagination. A saga of a city where reality is about as reliable as a Salvador Dali watch -- Brian Aldiss

A quite extraordinary achievement, the most remarkable thing in Scottish fiction for a very long time. It has changed the landscape -- Allan Massie The Scotsman

Undoubtedly the best work of fiction written by a Scottish author for decades * Time Out

Remarkable... Lanark is a work of loving and vivid imagination, yielding copious riches -- William Boyd * Times Literary Supplement