How Late It Was, How Late
- How Late It Was, How Late
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author = James Kelman
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country = Scotland
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Vintage Press
release_date = 1994
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 384 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-7493-9883-3
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"How late it was, how late" is a 1994 stream of consciousness novel written by Scottish writer James Kelman. The Glasgow-centred work is written in a working class Scottish dialect, and follows Sammy, a shoplifter and ex-convict.
Plot summary
Sammy awakens in a lane one morning after a two day drinking binge, and gets into a fight with some plainclothes policemen, called in Glaswegian dialect, 'sodjers'. When he regains consciousness, he finds that he's been beaten severely and, he gradually realises, is completely blind. The plot of the novel follows Sammy as he explores and comes to terms with his new-found disability, and the difficulties this brings.
Booker Prize
The book, amid some controversy, won the Man Booker Prize for 1994. One of the judges, Rabbi Julia Neuberger, threatened to resign if it won, and upon the book being granted the prize, stormed off the panel, saying, "Frankly, it's crap."
Simon Jenkins, a conservative columnist for "The Times", called the award "literary vandalism." In his acceptance speech, Kelman countered the criticism and decried its basis as suspect, making the case for the culture and language of "indigenous" people outside of London. "A fine line can exist between elitism and racism," he said. "On matters concerning language and culture, the distinction can sometimes cease to exist altogether."
In addition, following the publication, the BBC refused to air readings of Kelman's workFact|date=April 2008.
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