Pigeon English
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize　"This boy’s love letter to the world made me laugh and tremble all the way through.Pigeon Englishis a triumph." —Emma Donoghue, author ofRoom　"Remarkable . . . Kelman’s creation is plausible, convincing and often enchanting." —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel　"Pigeon Englishin a category beyond genre . . . This [is a] work of deep sympathy and imagination."—Boston Globe "Continually surprising and endearing . . . There's a sweetnees here that's irresistible."-- Washington Post "Ingenious . . .Pigeon Englishpacks a wallop." --Cleveland Plain Dealer "The mystery is secondary to the pleasures of listening to Harri as he prattles on winningly in a mix of street slang and Ghanaian expressions." —Christian Science Monitor　"Pigeon Englishis a fascinating look at a culture pushed to the margins by a nation’s economic and empathic indifference." —Time Out Chicago　"A startlingly assured piece of work . . .With a very light touch, Kelman makes us view from a new perspective the kind of story we’re used to reading about in the newspapers . . . Kelman is a writer to watch." —Mystery Scene　"The humour, the resilience, the sheer ebullience of its narrator—a hero for our times—should ensure the book becomes, deservedly, a classic." —Mail on Sunday(UK)　"Pigeon Englishis a book to fall in love with: a funny book, a true book, a shattering book . . . If you loved Mark Haddon’sThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Timeor Emma Donoghue’s Man Booker–shortlistedRoom, you’ll love this book too." —The Times(UK)　"Fantastic . . . it seems hard to believe this is the author’s first book." —Guardian(UK)　"Like Harper Lee’s Scout Finch and Miriam Toews’ Thebes Troutman, Stephen Kelman’s Harri is an original who seems to breathe real oxygen" —Winnipeg Free Press(Canada)　"Rich with lingo, energy, and occasional terror,Pigeon Englishis a stark and funny look at life in London’s rough housing projects. A compelling anatomy of our inner cities, Stephen Kelman’s debut novel navigates the hectic, modern world while coping with its most violent accompaniments." —Tony D’Souza, author ofWhitemanandMule　"Utterly convincing and deeply moving, this is a book that we should all read if we want to understand the ugly world that we have somehow managed to create on the edges of society." —Clare Morrall, author of the Booker-shortlistedAstonishing Splashes of ColourandThe Man Who Disappeared