If It Is Your Life

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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. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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". [5]

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References

  1. Tayler, Christopher (17 April 2010). "If it is your life by James Kelman". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Robson, David (18 April 2010). "If It Is Your Life by James Kelman: review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Kovesi, Simon (23 April 2010). "If It Is Your Life, By James Kelman". The Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "Book review: If It Is Your Life, James Kelman". The Scotsman. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. 1 2 Goring, Rosemary (30 March 2010). "James Kelman: If It Is Your Life". The Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)