Alasdair Gray, Scottish writer and artist (born 1934)

Alasdair James Gray was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and the history of English and Scots literature. His works of fiction combine realism, fantasy, and science fiction with the use of his own typography and illustrations, and won several awards.

December 29 is the 363rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year.