How Late it Was, How Late - Couverture rigide

Kelman, James

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0436232928 ISBN 13 : 9780436232923

Editeur : Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

This is the tale of a man whose life is in a mess. While drunk, he has a row with his girlfriend, is involved in a fracas with the police, and appears to go blind. But this is just the start. The novel won the 1994 Booker Prize.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"Beautiful, spirited thoughts hard up against the old brute truths...enormous artistic and social depth...James Kelman's best book yet" (Guardian)

"A passionate, scintillating, brilliant song of a book" (Independent)

"Forging a wholly distinctive style from the bruised cadences of demotic Glaswegian, Kelman renders the hidden depths of ordinary lives in sardonic, abrasive prose which is more revealing of feelings that could ever be expected...as uplifting a novel as one could ever hope to read" (Sunday Telegraph)

"Gritty, realistic and bleak, but the overall tone is strangely positive. The fast pace of the narrative, Kelman's dry humour and the indomitable spirit combine to provide a liberating read" (Big Issue)

Quatrième de couverture

'A passionate, scintillating, brilliant song of a book' Independent

Sammy's had a bad week - his wallet's gone, along with his new shoes, he's been arrested then beaten up by the police and thrown out on the street - and he's just gone blind. He remembers a row with his girlfriend, but she seems to have disappeared. Things aren't looking too good for Sammy, and his problems have hardly begun.

'As uplifting a novel as one could ever hope to read' Sunday Telegraph

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0436232928
• ISBN 13: 9780436232923
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 374
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible