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James Kelman: Mo Said She Was Quirky
Scottish writer James Kelman on his penchant for internal dialogue and his a working-class romance set in modern-day London.
By Michael Silverblatt • • 28m ListenJames Kelman's Mo Said She Was Quirky (Other Press) is a working-class romance centered around Helen and Mo, a Scot and a Pakistani living in exile in London. Kelman talks about the worries and anxieties that beset modern-day love – especially in London's harsh emotional climate of interpersonal distrust and racial tension – and reflects on his novel's penchant for internal monologue.
Read an excerpt from Mo Said She Was Quirky.
