Greyhound for Breakfast by James Kelman (9781846970542)

'Superbly crafted and a joy to read. Read it for yourself.'BERNARD MacLAVERTY

'"Cute Chick" [is] the funniest short story in the British language.' ALASDAIR GRAY

A brilliant collection of stories set in the tenements and cheap casinos of Glasgow, Manchester and London.

 

ISBN	1846970547
ISBN13	9781846970542
Publisher	Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format	Paperback
Publication date	15/07/2008
Pages	240
Weight (grammes)	260.00
Published in	United Kingdom
Height (mm)	198
Width (mm)	129

James Kelman was born in Glasgow in 1946. After leaving school at 15 he worked in the printing industry and as a bus driver. In 1971 he attended creative writing night classes and in 1973 an American company published his first collection of short stories, An Old Pub Near The Angel. Greyhound for Breakfast won the 1987 Cheltenham Prize; A Disaffection won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; How late it was, how late won the 1994 Booker Prize amidst a storm of controversy. He has also written many plays for stage and radio. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and family.