Stephen Kelman

Stephen Kelman was born in Luton in 1976. After finishing his degree he worked variously as a warehouse operative, a careworker, and in marketing and local government administration. He decided to pursue his writing seriously in 2005, and has completed several feature screenplays since then. Pigeon English is his first novel.

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Pigeon English Stephen Kelman April 2012 Guest Editor Paul Torday on Pigeon English... I loved this novel of an innocent Ghanaian child who comes with his mother to England and then gets caught up in the gang life of a suburban wilderness somewhere in... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Pigeon English Stephen Kelman Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011. Shortlisted for the Galaxy New Writer of the Year Award 2011. Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2011. Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2011. A story of innocence and experience, hope and harsh reality, Pigeon... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2011 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)