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Coming May 2026:
The Edinburgh Companion to Alasdair Gray & the Arts
Ed. Marie-Odile Pittin-Hedon, Camille Manfredi, & Kirsten Stirling

Interrogating Alasdair Gray’s literary & visual artistic practice & exploring relationships between these forms

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https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-edinburgh-companion-to-alasdair-gray-and-the-arts.html

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Cover image: THE EDINBURGH COMPANION TO ALASDAIR GRAY AND THE ARTS
Edited by Marie-Odile Pittin-Hedon, Camille Manfredi and Kirsten Stirling

Cover image: Part of Alasdair Gray’s ceiling mural in the Òran Mór, Glasgow. A series of gothic arches come together to form a half-dome. The ribs are plainted black, with gold letters, reading

WHERE ARE WE FROM?
WHAT ARE WE?
WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Life is Rooted in Death's Republic
Animals Who Want More Than We Need
Our Seed Returns To Death's Republic

Within the frames, against a deep blue background spangled with stars, are vividly coloured images of men, women, children, winged horses, and other fantastic visions.

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Today, 20 July, is World Chess Day

Episode 2 of the Alasdair Gray Archive’s UNLIKELY OBJECTS MOSTLY looks at Alasdair’s chessboard & the part chess played in his practice, uncovering the game’s pivotal role in the making of his Hillhead Subway mural & the novel POOR THINGS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vbB7OeYkeo

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