HELL

Alasdair Gray has cast a spell over Dante's Hell, creating (and decorating) a verse translation that is modern, lyrical, yet faithful to the original -- GAVIN FRANCIS * * New Statesman, Best Books of 2018 * *
Both a lively rendition of Dante and a window onto Mr Gray's own remarkable career . . . Fans of Gray's writing will find in this translation many treasures. Admirers of Dante will find a sharp playful interpretation that is not showy in its oddities, but honours the imaginative power of the original * * Wall Street Journal * *
Powerfully conveys the appalling nature of a vision which has terrified and enthralled Western men and women down the centuries * * Times Literary Supplement * *
No other translator has made the narratives so clear or strong, and the distinctive power of the work lies in the clarity of the storytelling . . . This Hell is a magnificent feat of reimagining of one of the greatest of all human creations -- Joseph Farrell * * Herald * *
Slick, easy to read . . . Gray is rather good at catching the colloquial nature of the poem . . . An excellent primer to Dante . . . In terms of verve, vim and vigour Gray has succeeded here. It is, if such a thing can be, an "easy" Dante, and one that does capture the comedy as well as the pathos and anguish of the poem -- Stuart Kelly * * Scotsman * *
PRAISE FOR ALASDAIR GRAY: A necessary genius -- ALI SMITH
The best Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott -- ANTHONY BURGESS
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