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James Kelman

Scottish writer
Person Human Q720806

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
June 9, 1946
Place of birth
Glasgow
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
writer, novelist, political activist, screenwriter
Field of work
theatre, creative and professional writing, politics[8][9][10]
Award received
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1989), Booker Prize (1994), Cheltenham Prize for Literature, Saltire Awards (2008)[12][13][14][15]
Notable work
A Disaffection[11]
Work location
Scotland[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Scottish English, English[22][23]
Nominated for
Booker Prize (1989, 2001)[21]
Family name
Kelman[18]
Given name
James[19]
Member of
The Group (Glasgow)[16]
Name in native language
James Kelman[24]
Start of work period
1954[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Kelman ar جيمس كيلمان cs Jim Kelman de Kelman el Τζέιμς Κέλμαν fa جیمز کلمن ko 제임스 켈먼 ru Джеймс Келман ru Келман, Джеймс sv Kelman zh 詹姆斯·凱爾曼 zh 詹姆斯·科尔曼
🔖 Identifiers · 64
ISNI
0000000110833450
VIAF cluster ID
111431072
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85035765
GND ID
121892859
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James Kelman Librairie Mollat.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
150326
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000147627
Awards & Winners artist ID
06l4j0
BIBSYS ID
90072020
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
KelmanJames1946-
Babelio author ID
23867
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121134804
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British Council writer ID
james-kelman
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kelman-james
CBDB.cz author ID
64924
CONOR.SI ID
46801763
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10370468
CiNii Research ID
1140000791815039232
DBC author ID
87097968541557
DDB person (GND) ID
121892859
Databazeknih.cz author ID
151658
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121892859
Discogs artist ID
2636066
Europeana entity
agent/base/73995
FAST ID
168702
Freebase ID
/m/06l4j0
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
878
Goodreads author ID
51209 (2020)
Google News topics ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
James_Kelman
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
31128
IdRef ID
029527171
IxTheo authority ID
081603398
J9U entity ID
987007452852805171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
121892859
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
295223
Libraries Australia ID
35673329
Libris-URI
wt79cj6f0mwlxbq
MusicBrainz artist ID
4f6a0017-8518-4879-9e69-4aa772878837
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04940700
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990004258
NLA Trove people ID
1036677
NLAI ID
1536357
NSK (VIAF) ID
000216941
NSK ID
981005769988009366
NUKAT ID
n99711119
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202268345
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810572529105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX986367
National Library of Wales Authority ID
kelman-james-1946
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073345229
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3921643
Open Library ID
OL23459A
Open Library subject ID
person:james_kelman_(1946-)
Perlentaucher ID
james-kelman
SBN author ID
TO0V028836
SELIBR ID
219403
SNAC ARK ID
w6934dtw
SNARC ID
Maloideae
Songkick artist ID
2375768
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
2463
UK National Archives ID
F62463
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJj8WPyR7fjPVjtMPrbPQq
Yale LUX ID
person/3e407fb7-76db-430c-b0ce-67c18ba69e70

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, screenwriter, novelist, political activist
Award received 3
Booker Prize, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Cheltenham Prize for Literature
Field of work 2
politics, theatre
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Scottish English
Nominated for 2
Booker Prize, Booker Prize
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
James
Influenced 1
Ali Smith
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Glasgow
SNARC ID 1
Maloideae
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Scotland
Works by author 1
How Late It Was, How Late
← FactGrid item ID 1
Nazarenki
← Winner 1
Booker Prize
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Summary

James Kelman was born on June 9, 1946[1], in Glasgow[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], political activist[5], and screenwriter[6].

Why It Matters

James Kelman has been cited as an influence by Ali Smith[26], a writer[27], b. 1962[28], of United Kingdom[29], awarded the Costa Book Awards[30].

Works attributed to him include How Late It Was, How Late[31], a literary work[32].

FAQs

Where was James Kelman born?

James Kelman was born in Glasgow[2].

What did James Kelman do for work?

James Kelman worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], political activist[5], and screenwriter[6].

What awards did James Kelman receive?

Honors received include James Tait Black Memorial Prize[12], Booker Prize[13], Cheltenham Prize for Literature[14], and Saltire Awards[15].

Who did James Kelman influence?

James Kelman has been cited as an influence by Ali Smith[26].

Related Entities

politics Scotland theatre United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . heraldscotland.com. heraldscotland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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