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Offers readings of Kelmanâs style, characterisation and linguistic innovations within the diverse contexts of Scottish socialism, public transport, emigration, âBooker Prizeâ culture and Glasgowâs controversial âCity of Cultureâ status in 1990 -- .

Table of Contents

Contents
Series editor’s foreword
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The Busconductor Hines (1984)
3. A Chancer (1985)
4. A Disaffection (1989)
5. How late it was, how late (1994)
6. Translated Accounts (2001) and You Have to be
Careful in the Land of the Free (2004)
Select bibliography
Index

James Kelman

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 1 December 2007
      ISBN-13 9780719070969
      978-0719070969
      ISBN-10 719070961

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers readings of Kelmanâs style, characterisation and linguistic innovations within the diverse contexts of Scottish socialism, public transport, emigration, âBooker Prizeâ culture and Glasgowâs controversial âCity of Cultureâ status in 1990 -- .

      Table of Contents

      Contents
      Series editor’s foreword
      Acknowledgements
      Abbreviations
      1. Introduction
      2. The Busconductor Hines (1984)
      3. A Chancer (1985)
      4. A Disaffection (1989)
      5. How late it was, how late (1994)
      6. Translated Accounts (2001) and You Have to be
      Careful in the Land of the Free (2004)
      Select bibliography
      Index

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