Gray is a true original, a twentieth century William Blake. * * Observer * *
A necessary genius. -- Ali Smith
A master at rummaging in the dustbins of the mind. * * Daily Telegraph * *
A great writer, perhaps the greatest writer living in Britain today. -- Will Self
A Life in Pictures is a truly remarkable visual and literary biography...[by]...Glasgow's resident genius. * * The Glasgow Herald * *
There is the sense . . . of a warm and eccentric intelligence at work . . . The wry humour, at one of the book's sadder moments, exemplifies the winning tone of this absorbing 'autopictography', whose high production values and coffee-table heft should see it purchased for many a bibliophile come Christmas. * * Spectator * *
A Life in Pictures is a beautifully produced hardback that does what it says on the cover . . . A detailed and wonderfully realised 'autopictography', it reveals the idiosyncratic genius of a man who has come to embody all that's good about artistic cross-pollination and creative thinking. * * Big Issue * *
As wonderful and unorthodox an autobiography from this subversive and rambunctious magnus of Scottish fiction as you would expect. * * Metro * *
A thick, gorgeous account of is life from early childhood to the present. * * The Skinny * *
Marvellous . . . a pleasure to hold and well as to read. * * Times Literary Supplement * *
Alastair Gray's life has the quality of a fairy tale. In simple terms: social toad is transformed into artistic prince, and kisses the hand of gorgeous renown. * * Times Literary Supplement * *
Alasdair Gray has broken the mould again . . . A Life in Pictures, travels right to the heart of his dark, turbulent and chaotic imagination, and lights up a path through his life; it also makes the reader imagine her own life in pictures. * * Observer * *
Just because my colleagues have already had their say on the subject, I am not going to let that stop me recommending it as a fine GBP35 worth, packed with terrific images and accompanied by his inimitable characteristic narration. -- Keith Bruce * * Herald * *
[Gray] muses on his life story with wry humour, creating a rich and colourful compendium that is utterly original. * * Good Book Guide * *
Well worth the wait, A LIfe in Pictures offers a rich and much-needed guide to the work of arguably Scotland's greatest living artist. * * Literary Review * *
A cultural gem to behold, this long overdue publication will delight both established fans and those who have just discovered the artist. * * Business Destinations * *
Surely there was no more handsome book published this year than Alasdair Gray: A Life in Pictures. The illustrations are as lavish, and the text as eccentric , as even the most optimistic Gray admirer could have wished. * * Guardian * *
