James Kelman
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James Kelman is a Scottish novelist and short story writer known for his gritty, working-class narratives and innovative use of vernacular language, notably in his Booker Prize–winning novel "How Late It Was, How Late."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Kelman canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century literature
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21st-century literature ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Booker Prize
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James Tait Black Memorial Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Arts Council Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Kelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short story ⓘ working-class fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced | Scottish contemporary writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Franz Kafka
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Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Scottish literary renaissance
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| name | James Kelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAwardedFor | How Late It Was, How Late NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Disaffection
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Greyhound for Breakfast NERFINISHED ⓘ How Late It Was, How Late NERFINISHED ⓘ Not Not While the Giro NERFINISHED ⓘ The Burn NERFINISHED ⓘ The Busconductor Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | creative writing teacher ⓘ |
| residence | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on use of dialect in literature
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literary criticism on working-class representation ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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individual consciousness ⓘ political oppression ⓘ urban Scotland ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
minimalist prose
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stream of consciousness ⓘ use of Glaswegian vernacular ⓘ |
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