Poor Things

Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D. Scottish Public Health Officer (British Literature Series)

by Alasdair Gray

Paperback, 317 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2002 by Dalkey Archive Press.

A fantasy novel, presented as a discovered a manuscript, set in the nineteenth century. Frankenstein-like tale. Whitbread Novel Award, 1992.

Funny and really smart. It left me truly speechless with its ending, which the 2023 movie adaptation is completely lacking.

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