DER SCHOTTISCHE SCHRIFTSTELLER UND KÜNSTLER ALASDAIR GRAY IST GESTORBEN
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29.12.2019 Der am 28. Dezember 1934 in Riddrie (Glasgow) geborene schottische Schriftsteller und Künstler Alasdair Gray (Bild) ist am 29. Dezember 2019 in Glasgow gestorben. In seinen Werken kombinierte er Realismus, Fantasy und Science-Fiction. Eine Besonderheit seiner Werke ist die geschickte Verwendung von Typographie und die Einbindung seiner eigenen Illustrationen. Seine politischen Schriften unterstützen den schottischen Sozialismus und die Unabhängigkeit Schottlands.*
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Alasdair Gray, the beloved author and artist, has died
Canongate is deeply saddened to announce the death of Alasdair Gray, aged 85. He passed away peacefully earlier today at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in his native Glasgow, in the presence of family.
A renowned polymath, Alasdair Gray was beloved equally for his writing and art. His debut, Lanark, which Canongate published in 1981, is widely regarded as being one of the masterpieces of twentieth century fiction. It was followed by more than thirty further books, all of which he designed and illustrated, ranging from novels, short story collections, plays, volumes of poetry, works of non-fiction and translations - most recently, his interpretation of Dante's Divine Trilogy. His public murals are visible across Glasgow, with further examples of his work on display in galleries from the V&A to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
Alasdair Gray: Renowned Scottish artist and writer dies aged 85
Tributes have poured in after the death of the hugely influential writer and artist Alasdair Gray at the age of 85 in his native Glasgow.
The Lanark author was hailed by his publisher Canongate, who announced his death, for his "phenomenal body of work".
Fellow author and friend Ian Rankin told BBC Scotland that Mr Gray was responsible for making everyday Scottish life interesting on an international level.
He said: "He could take something very personal to him - his background growing up in Glasgow for example - and make it that people around the world wanted to read it.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-50938892
Alasdair Gray obituary
Artist whose witty, accessible words and pictures in many mediums sparked a creative flowering in his native Scotland
James Campbell
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/29/alasdair-gray-obituary
Wer über sich selbst lacht, lacht am besten: Der grosse schottische Autor Alasdair Gray ist tot
Alasdair Gray ging gegen die 50, als er sein erstes Buch veröffentlichte - aber "Lanark" pflügte Schottlands Literaturlandschaft gründlich um. Der grossherzige und vielseitig begabte Schriftsteller ist 85jährig in Glasgow verstorben.
Angela Schader
https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/alasdair-gray-ist-tot-schottlands-literarisches-urgestein-ld.1531161
Schottlands Regierungschefin Nicola Sturgeon von der Schottischen Nationalpartei SNP würdigte Gray als "literarischen Giganten" und "echten Universalgelehrten". Er sei "eines der intellektuell hellsten und kreativsten Lichter" gewesen, die Schottland in modernen Zeiten gekannt habe.
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https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/buecher/autor-alasdair-gray-ist-tot/story/28977934
Mehr:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alasdair_Gray
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