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William Angus McIlvanney (25 November 1936 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He was known as Gus by friends and acquaintances. [2] McIlvanney 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 ...
William McIlvanney was a noteworthy author from Scotland, who was famous for writing short stories, poems, and full length novels. He was particularly well known for writing mysteries, thrillers, and literature & fiction books.
Scottish novelist William McIlvanney was born in 1936 in Kilmarnock, the son of a miner. He graduated from Glasgow University and worked as an English teacher between 1960 and 1975. His first book, Remedy is None, was published in 1966 and won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.
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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".
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Dec 14, 2015 · Much has been trotted out since the death of Scotland’s greatest living novelist, William McIlvanney, about how he was “the godfather of tartan noir” and the “keeper of Scotland’s soul”. The...
William McIlvanney has 33 books on Goodreads with 30852 ratings. William McIlvanney’s most popular book is Laidlaw.
Dec 7, 2015 · William McIlvanney, who has died at the age of 79 after a short illness, was one of Scotland's finest writers and the godfather of “Tartan Noir”, that genre of gritty Caledonian crime-writing...
