Stephen Kelman
Stephen Kelman (born 1976 in Luton ) is a British writer.
Life
Stephen Kelman comes from a humble background. He studied marketing at the University of Bedfordshire and then worked as a warehouse worker, geriatric nurse and administrative clerk. Since 2005 he tried his hand at writing scripts for television productions. His debut novel Pigeon English was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and other literary prizes in 2011 . In 2015 he published his second novel.
literature
- Martin Gaiser: "I want an airplane as a coffin". About Stephen Kelman's amazing debut “Pigeon English” , at literaturkritik.de , 2011
Works
-
Pigeon English . London: Bloomsbury, 2011
- Pigeon English: Roman . Translated from the English by Clara Drechsler and Harald Hellmann. Berlin: Berlin-Verlag, 2011
- Man on Fire . London: Bloomsbury, 2015
Web links
- Literature by and about Stephen Kelman in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Short biography and reviews of works by Stephen Kelman at perlentaucher.de
- Stephen Kelman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Stephen Kelman , at literary agent Conville and Walsh
- Stephen Kelman , at Berlin Verlag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kelman, Stephen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luton |