The Books of Jonah, Micah and Nahum

Alasdair Gray

The Books of Jonah, Micah and Nahum by Alasdair Gray (Paperback ISBN 9780862419714) book cover

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With an introduction by Alasdair Gray.

This text presents the books of Jonah, Micah and Nahum. The book of Jonah shows the people of Nineveh being forgiven, yet this overturns usual biblical narrative such as Micah and Nahum where Israel’s enemies are expected to get their come-uppance. With an introduction by Alasdair Gray.


Alasdair Gray

Born in 1934, Alasdair Gray graduated in design and mural painting from the Glasgow School of Art. Since 1981, when Lanark was published by Canongate, he authored, designed and illustrated seven novels, several books of short stories, a collection of his stage, radio and TV plays and a book of his visual art, A Life in Pictures. He died in December 2019.