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William McIlvanney

3.9/5 ( ratings)
Born
November 24 1936
Died
0404 12 20152015
Website
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William McIlvanney was a Scottish writer of novels, short stories, and poetry. He was a champion of gritty yet poetic literature; his works Laidlaw, The Papers of Tony Veitch, and Walking Wounded are all known for their portrayal of Glasgow in the 1970s. He is regarded as "the father of 'Tartan Noir’" and has been described as "Scotland's Camus".

His first book, Remedy is None, was published in 1966 and won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1967. Docherty , a moving portrait of a miner whose courage and endurance is tested during the depression, won the Whitbread Novel Award.

Laidlaw , The Papers of Tony Veitch and Strange Loyalties are crime novels featuring Inspector Jack Laidlaw. Laidlaw is considered to be the first book of Tartan Noir.

William McIlvanney was also an acclaimed poet, the author of The Longships in Harbour: Poems and Surviving the Shipwreck , which also contains pieces of journalism, including an essay about T. S. Eliot. McIlvanney wrote a screenplay based on his short story Dreaming which was filmed by BBC Scotland in 1990 and won a BAFTA.

Since April 2013, McIlvanney's own website has featured personal, reflective and topical writing, as well as examples of his journalism.

Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

William McIlvanney

3.9/5 ( ratings)
Born
November 24 1936
Died
0404 12 20152015
Website
Go to Website
William McIlvanney was a Scottish writer of novels, short stories, and poetry. He was a champion of gritty yet poetic literature; his works Laidlaw, The Papers of Tony Veitch, and Walking Wounded are all known for their portrayal of Glasgow in the 1970s. He is regarded as "the father of 'Tartan Noir’" and has been described as "Scotland's Camus".

His first book, Remedy is None, was published in 1966 and won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1967. Docherty , a moving portrait of a miner whose courage and endurance is tested during the depression, won the Whitbread Novel Award.

Laidlaw , The Papers of Tony Veitch and Strange Loyalties are crime novels featuring Inspector Jack Laidlaw. Laidlaw is considered to be the first book of Tartan Noir.

William McIlvanney was also an acclaimed poet, the author of The Longships in Harbour: Poems and Surviving the Shipwreck , which also contains pieces of journalism, including an essay about T. S. Eliot. McIlvanney wrote a screenplay based on his short story Dreaming which was filmed by BBC Scotland in 1990 and won a BAFTA.

Since April 2013, McIlvanney's own website has featured personal, reflective and topical writing, as well as examples of his journalism.

Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

Books from William McIlvanney

The Dark Remains

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Laidlaw

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Papers of Tony Veitch

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Strange Loyalties

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Docherty

4/5 ( ratings)

The Dark Remains

4.2/5 ( ratings)

The Big Man

4/5 ( ratings)

Walking Wounded

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Remedy is None

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Walking Wounded

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Shades of Scotland 1956 - 1988

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Chi si rivede!

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Das Dunkle bleibt

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Radical Scotland, October / November 1984

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The Kiln

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Weekend

3.5/5 ( ratings)

William Mcilvanney Laidlaw Trilogy 4 Books Collection Set (The Dark Remains, Laidlaw, The Papers of Tony Veitch, Strange Loyalties)

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Surviving the Shipwreck

3.5/5 ( ratings)

WILLIAM MCILVANNEY - COME CERC

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The Dark Remains

3.5/5 ( ratings)
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