Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and writer Irvine Welsh are among those paying tribute to the Lanark author.
It tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw, and is set in the cities of Glasgow and Unthank.
"He'll be remembered best for the masterpiece that is Lanark, but everything he wrote reflected his brilliance. Today, we mourn the loss of a genius, and think of his family." "No one single figure has left such a varied legacy - or missed so many deadlines - as Alasdair Gray. At least through Gray's phenomenal body of work he leaves a legacy that will outlive us all.
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