{"product_id":"the-good-times-paperback","title":"The Good Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Kelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow the rebirth of Scottish literature from one of the finest current English writers. \u003ci\u003eThe Good Times\u003c\/i\u003e is a humorous and dazzling collection of short stories that continues a tradition of portraying ordinary people dealing with their everyday lives. These twenty first-person narratives introduce an assortment of men encountering life and love in their immediate surroundings and in the world at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Kelman\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, editor, and essayist born in Glasgow in 1946. His 1989 novel, \u003ci\u003eA Disaffection, \u003c\/i\u003e won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction, and was short-listed for the Booker Prize, which he had previously won in 1994 for \u003ci\u003eHow Late It Was, How Late\u003c\/i\u003e. He won the Book of the Year Awards from the Scottish Arts Council and the Saltire Society for\u003ci\u003e Kieron Smith, Boy. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was also short-listed for a 2016 Saltire Society Award for his novel, \u003ci\u003eDirt Road\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8 x 5.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694634078271,"sku":"9780385495806","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4b84c95aeb5f2adc6c8b35721cb91405.webp?v=1765001761","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-good-times-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}