Chris Kohler
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Chris Kohler is a Scottish author from Glasgow. He is the author of the novel Phantom Limb (2024). In 2025, the book won the Saltire Society Literary Award for Fiction Debut of the Year.[2]
Chris Kohler | |
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| Born | Glasgow, Scotland[1] |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Genre | Literary fiction, magical realism |
| Notable works | Phantom Limb (2024) |
| Notable awards | Saltire Society Literary Award for Fiction Debut of the Year (2025) |
His short stories have appeared in literary magazines including 3:AM Magazine, Egress, The Stinging Fly, The Moth, Gutter, Dark Mountain, and Minor Literatures. He was shortlisted for the V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize in 2023.[3]
Career
Phantom Limb is a novel set in Scotland that incorporates elements of satire and the supernatural, drawing on historical material from the Scottish Reformation.
Reception
Phantom Limb received coverage in several publications.
- The Guardian described it as "an unusual debut".[4]
- The Scotsman referred to a "promisingly eldritch imagination".[5]
- The Spectator Australia reviewed the novel in August 2024 under the title "A miracle beckons".[6]
- The Daily Telegraph described it as a novel about "miraculous happenings in a faithless world".[7]
Bibliography
- Phantom Limb (2024, Atlantic Books, ISBN 978-1-8054-6081-7)