Keep Moving and No Questions by James Kelman

Keep Moving and No Questions by James Kelman

James Kelman's inimitable voice brings the stories of lost men to lightin these twenty-one tales of down on their luck antiheroes who wander,drink, hatch plans, ponder existence, and survive in an unwelcoming andoften comic world.

Keep Moving and No Questions is a collectionof the finest examples of Kelman's facility with dialog,stream-of-consciousness narrative, and sharp cultural observation. Classis always central in these brief glimpses of men abiding the handsthey've been dealt. An ideal introduction to Kelman's work and awonderful edition for fans and Kelman completists, this lovely volumewill make clear why James Kelman is known as the greatest livingmodernist writer. Five of the stories collected here are brand new, andthe rest have been significantly revised by the author for thisdefinitive edition.

In 1946, James Kelman was born in Glasgow. He worked in the printing industry and as a bus driver after dropping out of school at the age of 15. In 1971, he enrolled in creative writing night classes, and his first collection of short stories, An Old Tavern Near the Angel, was published by an American firm in 1973. Greyhound for Breakfast won the 1987 Cheltenham Award; A Disaffection was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize; and How Late It Was, How Late won the 1994 Booker Prize in the middle of a storm of controversy. He's also authored a number of theatrical and radio plays. With his wife and children, he lives in Glasgow.