Kieron Smith, Boy
by James Kelman
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151013489
- ISBN 13
- 9780151013487
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
I had cousins at sea. One was in the Cadets. I was wanting to join. My maw did not want me to but my da said I could if I wanted, it was a good life and ye saved yer money, except if ye were daft and done silly things. He said it to me. I would just have to grow up first. James Kelman’s triumph in Kieron Smith, boy is to bring us completely inside the head of a child and remind us what strange and beautiful things happen in there. Here is the story of a boyhood in a large industrial city during a time of great social change. Kieron grows from age five to early adolescence amid the general trauma of everyday life—the death of a beloved grandparent, the move to a new home. A whole world is brilliantly realized: sectarian football matches; ferryboats on the river; the unfairness of being a younger brother; climbing drainpipes, trees, and roofs; dogs, cats, sex, and ghosts. This is a powerful, often hilarious, startlingly direct evocation of childhood.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- ThriftBooks (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- G0151013489I3N10
- Title
- Kieron Smith, Boy
- Author
- James Kelman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0151013489
- ISBN 13
- 9780151013487
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Orlando
- Date Published
- 2008
Terms of Sale
ThriftBooks
About the Seller
ThriftBooks
About ThriftBooks
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: