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Gray authored, designed and illustrated seven novels, several books of short stories, a collection of his stage, radio and TV plays and a book of his visual art. In November 2019 he received a Lifetime Achievement award by the Saltire Society. He died in December 2019 at the age of 85. He is now regarded as the doyen of Scottish letters, and this publication is a fitting acknowledgement of his status. Born in 1934 in Glasgow, Alasdair Gray is considered by many to be one of the great Scottish writers and artists. In this frank, playful and typically unorthodox autobiography, he tells of how his early life experiences influenced his writing, including the creation of those landmarks of literature, Lanark and 1982, Janine. He details the inspirations behind his many acclaimed murals and artworks, and makes clear how his moral, social and political beliefs and his work are inextricably linked. Constructed from essays published and unpublished, the book is as much about people, place and politics as it is about Gray's own life in art. 'One of the most gifted writers to have put pen to paper in the English language.' - Irvine Welsh. A beautifully produced hefty softback, 470pp, beautifully typeset and with fairly large print covering many of his wee articles and radio talks, obituaries and postscripts and names from the art community like playwright Joan Ure, Ian Hamilton Finley, Anthony Burgess and Jack Vettraino, John Connelly and Will Self among them.