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A Chancer (Paperback)

by James Kelman (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (24 April 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749395958
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749395957
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,178,850 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Tammas, a 20-year-old Glaswegian, is a loner and a compulsive gambler. Betting gives him as good a chance as any of discovering what he really seeks from life, since society offers him no prospect of a better alternative. James Kelman won the 1994 Booker Prize for "How Late it Was, How Late".

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4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant portrayal of working-class life, 16 Sep 1999
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This review is from: A Chancer (Picador Books) (Paperback)
A Chancer is an excellent portrayal of non-events. It accurately describes life on the dole - the main character gambles, wins money, gambles, wins again, gambles loses everything, finds a job, loses a job, gambles, loses more etc.

It is almost dull in parts; not in the traditional sense, because it is always interesting. But it is so authentic, that you can feel the utterly dull life that "The Chancer" is experiencing.

Well worth reading.

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