French Literature Reviews - 2026
Voices from Modern Scotland: Janice Galloway, Alasdair Gray
Novel and Narrative Prose
For the start of the academic year, the Editions du CRINI (Centre de Recherche sur les Identités Nationales et l'Interculturalité) is publishing Voices from Modern Scotland: Janice Galloway, Alasdair Gray, edited by Bernard Sellin.
Book Summary
Contemporary Scottish literature is currently experiencing an unprecedented revival, particularly since the publication of Alasdair Gray's novel Lanark in 1981—a book that marked a turning point in how Scotland is represented. Since then, other novelists have emerged whose reputations extend far beyond Scotland's borders.
This volume brings together papers presented at the University of Nantes in March 2006, focusing on two of today's finest representatives of Scottish literature: Janice Galloway and Alasdair Gray. Although their work differs greatly in many respects, both writers share a common interest in the concept of voice and formal experimentation.
The book also includes an extensive interview with Janice Galloway.
Bernard Sellin is a University Professor. He teaches in the Department of English Studies at the University of Nantes.
Contents
Introduction
“For God’s sake, don’t believe what my wife says”: Alasdair Gray’s textual games Marie-Odile Pittin-Hedon The voices of transgressive parody in Alasdair Gray’s Poor Things Georges Letissier
Eating disorders: cannibalism and the quest for happiness in Alasdair Gray’s Lanark Monica GERMANÀ “The voice is still there”: the persistence of voice in the fiction of Janice Galloway and Alasdair Gray David Leishman Writing on thin ice: Galloway's fiction Camille Manfredi Looking for the Other: Janice Galloway’s Foreign Parts Bernard SELLIN Janice Galloway on her work Janice Galloway
Éditions du CRINI
Nantes, 2007, ISBN2-916424-10-5,
Book Price :
France : €15
Outside France : €14.21
+ €3.05 (shipping contribution, regardless of the number of copies ordered).
This volume brings together papers presented at the University of Nantes in March 2006, focusing on contemporary Scottish literature and two of its representatives, Janice Galloway and Alasdair Gray. Contemporary Scottish literature is currently experiencing an unprecedented revival, particularly since the publication of Alasdair Gray's novel Lanark in 1981, which marked a turning point in how Scotland is represented. Although their work differs greatly in many respects, both writers share a common interest in the concept of voice and formal experimentation.
Readers interested in modern Scottish fiction and contemporary literary studies may find this collection relevant. Edited by Bernard Sellin, the volume includes contributions by Marie-Odile Pittin-Hedon, Georges Letissier, Monica Germanà, David Leishman, Camille Manfredi, and Bernard Sellin, as well as an extensive interview with Janice Galloway. The book is published by Éditions du CRINI and is available for academic study and research.