Greyhound For Breakfast by James Kelman
James Kelman - like Kafka or Beckett - is unique to his age- for his refusal to mince words, his ability to present real life without the condescension of `social realism' and his absolute belief that the language, not literature, makes the culture. Kelman's landscapes are the wastelands of the inner cities, the tenement blocks, bedsits and doss-houses of Glasgow, Manchester and London, where booze, cards and, sometimes, crime provide the only escape from a no-hope future. This collection of forty-seven stories reflects the huge scope of Kelman's writing, from 1972 to now- ranging in length from one paragraph to twenty pages, from the concrete to the lyrical, from casual tragedy to wild farce. His only consistencies are his originality and excellence, his ability to give voice to the inarticulate, and his way of creating, out of low life, high art.
Kelman, James: -
James Kelman was born in Glasgow, June 1946, and left school in 1961. He travelled and worked various jobs, and while living in London began to write. In 1994 he won the Booker Prize for How Late It Was, How Late. His novel, l A Disaffection, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction in 1989. In 1998 Kelman was awarded the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award. His 2008 novel Kieron Smith, Boy won the Saltire Society's Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year. He lives in Glasgow with his wife Marie, who has supported his work since 1969.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749386160 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749386169 |
| Title | Greyhound For Breakfast |
| Author | James Kelman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1996-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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