That Was a Shiver, and Other Stories

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Literary
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Author: James Kelman ISBN: 9781786890917
Publisher: Canongate Books Publication: August 3, 2017
Imprint: Canongate Books Language: English
Author: James Kelman
ISBN: 9781786890917
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication: August 3, 2017
Imprint: Canongate Books
Language: English

SHORTLISTED FOR SALTIRE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL PRIZE, 2018 A trucker passes through a town he used to know and a local tries to sell him his sister; a couple put their children to bed and hear a loud scratching at the wall; a Principal and his associate examine the dead body before them; a man looks into a mirror and reflects on becoming more like his father. Sparky, touching and brilliantly daring, these stories uncover human feeling in the ordinary and the everyday, and are a reminder of Kelman's exceptional talent.

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SHORTLISTED FOR SALTIRE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL PRIZE, 2018 A trucker passes through a town he used to know and a local tries to sell him his sister; a couple put their children to bed and hear a loud scratching at the wall; a Principal and his associate examine the dead body before them; a man looks into a mirror and reflects on becoming more like his father. Sparky, touching and brilliantly daring, these stories uncover human feeling in the ordinary and the everyday, and are a reminder of Kelman's exceptional talent.

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