{"product_id":"the-fall-of-kelvin-walker-a-fable-of-the-sixties-by-alasdair-gray-signed-first-edition-canongate-1985","title":"The Fall of Kelvin Walker; A Fable of the Sixties, by Alasdair Gray, Signed, first edition, Canongate, 1985","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"123\"\u003eThe Fall of Kelvin Walker\u003c\/em\u003e, Alasdair Gray's third novel, is a sharply observed satire of ambition, identity and the pursuit of success in 1960s Britain. It follows the naïve but determined Kelvin Walker as he leaves Glasgow for London convinced that his intelligence and charisma will bring him fame, only to find his assumptions challenged by reality. Written with Gray's characteristic wit and social insight, the novel explores themes of self-delusion, class and personal transformation that became hallmarks of his celebrated fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Kelvin Walker; A Fable of the Sixties, by Alasdair Gray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful work by Alasdair Gray, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewidely regarded as one of the most important figures in modern Scottish literature and art\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003ewho \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003epassed away on 29 December 2019. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is signed by the author to the first free blank endpaper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Canongate Publishing Ltd., Edinburgh, 1985. First edition, first impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine grey cloth hardback with silver design to covers. With printed dustjacket -  now protected by clear, removable plastic. Text is bright and clean and all soundly bound. Looks unread. Fine condition throughout. Appears to be unread. Just a trace of very light wear to the front of the dustjacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(vi) + 144pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Approximately 204mm high x 136mm wide x 17mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 284g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55886187790721,"sku":"LAN10303","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheFallofKelvinWalker_AFableoftheSixties_byAlasdairGray_Signed_firstedition_Canongate_1985IMG_6284.jpg?v=1783435622","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/the-fall-of-kelvin-walker-a-fable-of-the-sixties-by-alasdair-gray-signed-first-edition-canongate-1985","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}