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35 relations: Alasdair Gray, Anthony Burgess, Bildungsroman, Canongate Books, Charles Kingsley, Cult following, David Greig (dramatist), Dermatitis, Dystopia, Epilogue, Franz Kafka, Glasgow, Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Necropolis, Glasgow School of Art, Graham Eatough, Hardcover, Hell, List of Scottish novelists, London Underground, M8 motorway (Scotland), Plagiarism, Postmodernism, Prologue, Realism (arts), Saltire Society Literary Awards, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards, Scottish Television, Stobhill Hospital, Surrealism, Television Centre, London, The Guardian, The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, Townhead, Wyndham Lewis.
Alasdair Gray
Alasdair Gray (born 28 December 1934) is a Scottish writer and artist.
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Anthony Burgess
John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993), who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer.
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Bildungsroman
In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman ("bildung", meaning "education", and "roman", meaning "novel"; English: "novel of formation, education, culture"; "coming-of-age story") is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change is extremely important.
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Canongate Books
Canongate Books (often simply Canongate) is a Scottish independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh; it is named for the Canongate, an area of the city.
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Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist.
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Cult following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a work of culture, often referred to as a cult classic.
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David Greig (dramatist)
David Greig (born 1969) is a Scottish playwright and theatre director.
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Dermatitis
Dermatitis, also known as eczema, is a group of diseases that results in inflammation of the skin.
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Dystopia
A dystopia (from the Greek δυσ- "bad" and τόπος "place"; alternatively, cacotopia,Cacotopia (from κακός kakos "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 19th century works kakotopia, or simply anti-utopia) is a community or society that is undesirable or frightening.
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Epilogue
An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος epílogos, "conclusion" from ἐπί epi, "in addition" and λόγος logos, "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the work.
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Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature.
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Glasgow
Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.
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Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral, also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Cathedral, is today a gathering of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow.
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Glasgow Necropolis
The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is Scotland's only public self-governing art school offering university-level programmes and research in architecture, fine art and design.
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Graham Eatough
Graham Eatough (born 1971) is an English theatre director and playwright, based in Scotland.
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Hardcover
A hardcover or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of Binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).
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Hell
Hell, in many religious and folkloric traditions, is a place of torment and punishment in the afterlife.
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List of Scottish novelists
List of Scottish novelists is an incomplete alphabetical list of Scottish novelists.
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London Underground
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground, or by its nickname the Tube) is a public rapid transit system serving London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
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M8 motorway (Scotland)
The M8 is the busiest motorway in Scotland and one of the busiest in the United Kingdom.
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work.
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Postmodernism
Postmodernism is a broad movement that developed in the mid- to late-20th century across philosophy, the arts, architecture, and criticism and that marked a departure from modernism.
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Prologue
A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος prologos, from πρό pro, "before" and λόγος logos, "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information.
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Realism (arts)
Realism, sometimes called naturalism, in the arts is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding artistic conventions, or implausible, exotic, and supernatural elements.
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Saltire Society Literary Awards
The Saltire Society Literary Awards are made annually by the Saltire Society.
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards
The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards, formerly known as the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, were a series of literary awards in Scotland which closed in 2013.
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Scottish Television
Scottish Television (now, legally, known as STV Central Ltd) is the ITV franchise for Central Scotland.
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Stobhill Hospital
Stobhill Hospital is an Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Hospital, located in the district of Springburn in the north of Glasgow, Scotland.
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Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings.
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Television Centre, London
Television Centre is a building complex in White City, West London that was the headquarters of BBC Television between 1960 and 2013.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by Charles Kingsley.
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Townhead
Townhead (Ceann a' Baile, Tounheid) is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
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Wyndham Lewis
Percy Wyndham Lewis (18 November 1882 – 7 March 1957) was an English writer, painter and critic (he dropped the name "Percy", which he disliked).
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