James Kelman: Class Act

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James Kelman: Class Act

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of James Kelman and his landmark 1994 Booker Prize win for Scottish literature. Nearly 30 years on, we welcome Kelman back to the Festival to speak with writer Graeme Armstrong on God's Teeth and Other Phenomena, a classic example of his observant and eviscerating style.

Categories: Fiction, Scottish Fiction, Writing/Publishing

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