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 A necessary genius. -- Ali Smith A genuine experimentalist. -- David Lodge Alasdair Gray's Every Short Story is an exhaustive anthology of a reliably unreliable storyteller * * Telegraph * * A typically compendious, inspiring, infuriating gallimaufry of [Gray's] short form prose...he is indeed a National Treasure -- Stuart Kelly * * Scotland on Sunday * * Gray is a genius, a born storyteller whether at a visionary or a more down-to-earth level; even the poorest of the stories contains something intriguing or funny -- Theo Tate * * Guardian * * Reading every short story he has ever written is consistently entertaining. This book is exhaustive, but never exhausting * * Sunday Telegraph * * Gray's direct style means even the oldest piece here still feels vital; it's a treat for fans and excellent for newcomers -- Anthony Cummins * * Metro * *