James Kelman
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This luminous debut novel, set in a squalid, hyper-hedonistic Glasgow, is a wild and gratifying literary ride
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Writer Darran Anderson bypasses Houellebecq in favour of fiction from Édouard Louis to Hanif Kureishi
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A bereaved father and son leave Scotland for Memphis in a richly observed tale of loneliness and loss
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The author on writing from inside his Glasgow community, and why the furore around his 1994 Booker-winning novel still defines his career
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Thriller series Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know sets publishing showcase buzzing, but there’s cash left for a novel from Bake Off’s Nadiya Hussain, a Little Prince sequel and a pride of literary lions
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Robert McCrum: Oratory has a well-documented classical pedigree, but it seems to be clearing its throat for a major revival
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A hundred names from the Scottish arts establishment – including Ian Rankin, Douglas Gordon and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies – have expressed their dismay at Creative Scotland's policies with a heartfelt open letter
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James Kelman's pursuit of verisimilitude saps his writing of any vitality, says Adam Mars-Jones
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The former Booker winner on why he often finds his critics' views unfair, and why swearing is an integral part of his work
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More Dickens and even more Shakespeare, but also new novels from Toni Morrison, Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith, plus exciting new voices – 2012's literary highlights
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Its raw vernacular and comfortless story put many readers off, but this is a brilliant novel
That Was a Shiver, and Other Stories by James Kelman review – a challenging collection