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1982, Janine

Gray Alasdair


  • Canongate (Faber)
  • Canongate Classics
  • by Introduction by Will Self
Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover and businessman is alone in a hotel room, drinking whisky, fantasising about sex and contemplating suicide. As he tries to distance himself from reality, his lonely, alcohol-fuelled fantasies are interrupted by a flood of memories, reminding him of his own shortcomings. An unforgettably imaginative book, deeply experimental in its form and charged with a dark humour, 1982, Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy.

ISBN 9781786893963 | E | PB
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Publisher Canongate (Faber)
ISBN 9781786893963
Author(s) Introduction by Will Self
Publication date February 2019
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 196 x 126 mm
Pages 352
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Exhibition Canongate Classics
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Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover and businessman is alone in a hotel room, drinking whisky, fantasising about sex and contemplating suicide. As he tries to distance himself from reality, his lonely, alcohol-fuelled fantasies are interrupted by a flood of memories, reminding him of his own shortcomings. An unforgettably imaginative book, deeply experimental in its form and charged with a dark humour, 1982, Janine is a searing portrait of male need and inadequacy. Gray's exploration of politics, religion, powerlessness and pornography has lost none of its power to shock and entertain.