Description
James Kelman's "The Busconductor Hines" plunges readers into the gritty reality of working-class Glasgow, offering an unvarnished yet deeply humane portrait of everyday life. The novel follows Robert Hines, a bus conductor grappling with the mundane struggles of his job, cramped living conditions, and the persistent, almost impossible dream of emigrating to Australia. Through Hines's consciousness, Kelman explores the profound disconnect between an individual's awareness of the universe's vast indifference and the immediate, often overwhelming, circumstances of their existence. This is a powerful, uncompromising work that captures the spirit and struggles of its characters with raw authenticity.
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Dent
Published Jan 1, 1985
237 pages
ISBN: 9780460022927
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First Published
1985
Language
eng
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