The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones written for the hardback publication of this collection. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest.

An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray's stories gathered over sixty two years

About the Author
Born in 1934, Alasdair Gray graduated in design and mural painting from the Glasgow School of Art. Since 1981, when Lanark was published by Canongate, he 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, A Life in Pictures. He died in December 2019.

Reviews
Gray is a true original, a twentieth century William Blake. * * Observer * *
A great writer, perhaps the greatest writer living in Britain today. -- Will Self
One of the most gifted writers to have put pen to paper in the English language. -- Irvine Welsh
A necessary genius. -- Ali Smith
A genuine experimentalist. -- David Lodge



Book Information
ISBN 9780857865618
Author Alasdair Gray
Format Paperback
Page Count 944
Imprint Canongate Books
Publisher Canongate Books
Weight(grams) 639g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 56mm