You Have to be Careful in the Land of the Free

James Kelman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0141014113 ISBN 13 : 9780141014111

Editeur : Penguin, 2005

Jeremiah Brown is a man of extremes. So when he nips out for a quick drink on the eve of returning to his native Scotland after twelve years in America, anything could happen. Anything at all. Just one quick drink to help him sleep but there's something about this town and this bar that reminds him of his ex. Soon the memories are flooding in and as the night goes on and the decision to stop smoking looks increasingly ill-timed for a card-carrying alien of questionable politics, Jeremiah getting on that flight tomorrow starts to seem far from certain. Is there any such thing as a certainty? Not tonight. Tonight the only thing certain is that you have to be very careful in the land of the free.

Revue de presse :

PRAISE FOR JAMES KELMAN
“One of the new, true masters of millennial English.”
—RUSSELL BANKS, a u t h o r o f AFFLICTION
PRAISE FOR HOW LATE IT WAS,HOW LATE
“A work of marvelous vibrance and richness of character . . . It
convinces, it charms, it entertains, it informs and it has life.”
—THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Biographie de l'auteur :

James Kelman's books include Not not while the giro, Greyhound for Breakfast, The Busconductor Hines, A Disaffection, How late it was, how late, The Good Times, Translated Accounts, and his essay collection 'And the Judges said . . .' .