A Stranger Here Myself

A Stranger Here Myself Being the Life Story and Revelations of Mister Rab C. Nesbitt of Govan

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Publisher's Synopsis

'People say puberty is a bad time for a kid but in my view it's not a patch on getting born. Getting born is a bastard. It's a free-fall bungee jump without a rope . . . You get a lot of time to think when you're banged up in a womb all day. Will I be handsome? Will I be rich? I pondered these questions long and hard till in the end I just thought, "Que será, será." No, I ask only two things of life, courage and dignity. Well, three things if you include the ability to shit Maltesers . . .'

From opinionated foetus to fiercely proud father, the wealth of Rab's wisdom and acute philosophical ramblings make A Stranger Here Myself one of the funniest and most refreshing novels, ever.

About the Publisher

Picador

Picador

Picador publishes outstanding international writing, fiction and non-fiction, in both hardback and paperback, and has numerous prize winners on its list. Picador has established a reputation for literary fiction with a broad commercial appeal, groundbreaking non-fiction, (particularly, reportage, literary biography and memoir) and a formidable poetry list, which has consistently won many of the major prizes.

Book information

ISBN: 9780330484947
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: Picador
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 341
Weight: 230g
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 21mm