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First edition (publ. Hamish Hamilton)

If it is your life is a collection of short stories by the Scottish writer James Kelman published in 2010.

Critical reception

Writing in the Glasgow Herald, Rosemary Goring notes that "It is a tour de force from a writer who treats language as carefully as if it were gold, and ends up turning it into something even more precious".

References

  1. Tayler, Christopher (17 April 2010). "If it is your life by James Kelman". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. Robson, David (18 April 2010). "If It Is Your Life by James Kelman: review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. Kovesi, Simon (23 April 2010). "If It Is Your Life, By James Kelman". The Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. "Book review: If It Is Your Life, James Kelman". The Scotsman. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ^ Goring, Rosemary (30 March 2010). "James Kelman: If It Is Your Life". The Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
Works by James Kelman
Novels
Short story collections
Essays
  • Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime: Why Ideas Matter (2021)


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