Quote of the day
That cry of the soul to be lifted out of the bondage of the narrow circle of life, which carries up to God the protest and yearning of suffering man, never finds a more sublime expression than where humanity is oppressed and religion is corrupt.
James Kelman

Born: June 9, 1946 (age 79)
Bio: James Kelman is an influential Scottish writer of novels, short stories, plays, and political essays. His novel A Disaffection was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction in 1989.
Known for:
- How Late It Was, How Late (1994)
- A Disaffection (1989)
- Kieron Smith, Boy (2008)
- Mo Said She Was Quirky (2012)
- The Busconductor Hines (1984)






