James Kelman

James Kelman was born in Glasgow,June 1946, and left school in 1961. He began work in the printing tradethen moved around, working in various jobs in various places. He wasliving in England when he started writing: ramblings, musings, sundryphantasmagoria. He committed to it and kept at it. In 1969 he met andmarried Marie Connors from South Wales. They settled in Glasgow andstill live in the dump, not far from their kids and grandkids. He stillplugs away at the ramblings, musings, politicking and so on, supportedby the same lady.