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| Author | James Kelman |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
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Translated Accounts is a novel by the Scottish writer James Kelman published in 2001 by Secker & Warburg. [1] [2]
Upon release, Translated Accounts was generally well-received among British press. [3] [4]
The reviewer for The Observer wrote: "This novel marks a change of direction for Kelman, in that it shifts away from his immediate locality to stake out an unnamed, almost abstract terrain; the linguistic power struggle remains a constant, however. ...This book has been seven years in the writing, and you are made to feel the weight of that work in almost every line." [1]
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