How Late it was, how late. Spät war es, so spät, englische Ausgabe. Winner of the Booker Prize 1994

After a wild weekend, ex-convict Sammy wakes up with little memory of the past two days. Following a brawl with police, he is brutally mistreated and goes blind. Struggling with his new reality, he faces a nightmare of disappearance, disbelief from authorities, and police surveillance. James Kelman masterfully blends dark comedy with the absurdity of human existence.