Alasdair Gray, influential Scottish writer and artist, dies aged 85

The writer, artist and passionate Scottish nationalist was hailed as a ‘necessary genius’ for novels including Lanark and Poor ThingsThe writer and artist Alasdair Gray, who blazed a trail for contemporary Scottish fiction with his experimental novels, has died aged 85.Gray’s publisher Canongate announced the news on Sunday, saying he died early in the morning surrounded by family in hospital in his home city of Glasgow. Related: Alasdair Gray: 'I don't hate anybody'Continue re