Hardie and Baird & Other PlaysA first collection of plays by James Kelman, whose novel A Disaffection won the 1989 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The plays provide evidence of Kelman's linguistic craftsmanship, ironic humour and ear for dialogue. |
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