James Kelman was born in Glasgow in 1946. His previous books include Not Not While The Giro, The Busconductor Hines, A Chancer, and Greyhound For Breakfast, which won the 1987 Cheltenham Prize. His novel A Disaffection won the 1989 James Gait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and his collection of short stories The Burn won a Scottish Arts Council book award. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and two daughters.

Books by James Kelman

How Late It Was, How Late

by James Kelman