That Was a Shiver: And Other Stories

By: James Kelman

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Synopsis: &“Thought-provoking&” short stories from the Man Booker Prize–winning author of How Late It Was, How Late and Kieron Smith, Boy (Scotsman). A trucker passes through a town he used to know and a local tries to sell him his sister; a couple put their children to bed and hear a loud scratching at the wall; a Principal and his associate examine the dead body before them; a man looks into a mirror and reflects on becoming more like his father. Sparky, touching, and brilliantly daring, these stories uncover human feeling in the ordinary and the everyday, and are a reminder of Kelman&’s exceptional talent. Shortlisted for the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year · Longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize. &“Kelman brings alive a human consciousness like no other writer can.&” —Alan Warner, award-winning author of The Man Who Walks &“The mixture of the precisely but surreally bureaucratic and the casually macabre is perfectly judged.&” —The Times &“Kelman is on another level to most of the living writers in the UK.&” —The Guardian &“Kelman has always been a true and honest writer; which is why he is one of the fairly few who really matter.&” —Scotsman &“Kelman&’s language is immediately exciting; like a musician, he uses repetition and rhythm.&” —The New Yorker

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