How Late It Was, How Late
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- Synopsis
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A raw, wry vision of human survival in a bureaucratic world, How Late It Was, How Late opens one Sunday morning in Glasgow, Scotland, as Sammy, an ex-convict with a penchant for shoplifting, awakens in a lane and tries to remember the two-day drinking binge that landed him there. Then, things only get worse. Sammy gets in a fight with some soldiers, lands in jail, and discovers that he is completely blind. His girlfriend disappears, the police probe him endlessly, and his stab at Disability Compensation embroils him in the Kafkaesque red tape of the welfare system.
A masterpiece of black humor, subtle political parody, and Scottish lower-class vernacular.
Man Booker Prize winner
- Copyright:
- 1994
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 374 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780385315609
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 04/22/08
- Copyrighted By:
- James Kelman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Carrie Karnos
- Proofread By:
- Marilyn
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.