Stephen Kelman

Stephen Kelman

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Pigeon English (2011)

ⓘ About Stephen Kelman

Stephen Kelman is a general fiction English author. He was raised in a Marsh Farm estate in Luton and attended the University of Bedfordshire, where he majored in marketing. Kelman then worked several jobs such as a caseworker, a warehouse operative, in local government administration as well as in the marketing field. Kelman always wanted to be a writer from a young age but became a professional writer in 2005 and completed several feature screenplays. His debut novel, Pigeon English, won the Man Booker Prize in 2011. The book was inspired by the killing of a 10-year-old Nigerian boy Damilola Taylor in London- one of the United Kingdom’s high-profile killings. The book also won the Desmond Elliot Prize making Kelman the 2011 writer of the year.

All Book Series by Stephen Kelman

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Pigeon English

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2011

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2011
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Man on Fire

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015

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2015

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Stephen Kelman?

Stephen Kelman is a general fiction English author. He was raised in a Marsh Farm estate in Luton and attended the University of Bedfordshire, where he majored in marketing. Kelman then worked several jobs such as a caseworker, a warehouse operative, in local government administration as well as in the marketing field.

Which Stephen Kelman series should I start with?

Stephen Kelman's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Pigeon English (2011).

How many books has Stephen Kelman written?

Stephen Kelman has 2 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2015. They all sit in a single category — Standalone Novels — rather than in numbered series.

In what order should Stephen Kelman's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 2 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Stephen Kelman's books organised into series?

This guide splits Stephen Kelman's 2 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (2 books).