James Kelman is one of the most important Scottish writers now living. His fiction is widely acclaimed, and widely caricatured. His art declares war on stereotypes, but is saddled with plenty of its own.This book attempts to disentangle Kelman's...
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James Kelman is one of the most important Scottish writers now living. His fiction is widely acclaimed, and widely caricatured. His art declares war on stereotypes, but is saddled with plenty of its own.This book attempts to disentangle Kelman's writing from his reputation, clarifying his literary influences and illuminating his political commitments. It is the first book to cover the full range and depth of Kelman's work, explaining his position within genres such as the short story and the polemical essay, and tracing his interest in anti-colonial politics and existential thought. Essays by
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-155) and index
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Brief Biography of James Kelman; Introduction; Literary Forms; CHAPTER ONE Early Kelman; CHAPTER TWO How late it was, how late and Literary Value; CHAPTER THREE Kelman's Later Novels; CHAPTER FOUR Kelman and the Short Story; CHAPTER FIVE Kelman's Critical and Polemical Writing; CHAPTER SIX Kelman's Drama; II Critical Contexts; CHAPTER SEVEN Kelman's Glasgow Sentence; CHAPTER EIGHT Kelman's Art-Speech; CHAPTER NINE Kelman and World English; CHAPTER TEN Kelman and Masculinity; CHAPTER ELEVEN Kelman and the Existentialists; Endnotes
