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William McIlvanney - Wikipedia

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 ...

William McIlvanney - Books from Scotland

Novelist William McIlvanney was born in Kilmarnock and studied at the Academy there, before going on to read an MA in English at the University of Glasgow.

William McIlvanney obituary | Fiction - The Guardian

McIlvanney was born in the Ayrshire town of Kilmarnock, the son of a miner, William, who was “educated below his ability” and a mother, Helen ( ...

William McIlvanney - British Council Literature

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 ...

William Angus McIlvanney - QR Memories

William McIlvanney was born and raised in Kilmarnock. His father, William, spent some of his early adult years as a miner and the proud working-class ...

The Scottish author William Mcilvanney was born... - Scotianostra

The Scottish author William Mcilvanney was born November 25th 1936 in Kilmarnock. Everyone should have a favourite Mcilvanney book, ...

William McIlvanney (Author of Laidlaw) - Goodreads

William McIlvanney was a Scottish writer of novels, short stories, and poetry. He was a champion of gritty yet poetic literature; his works Laidlaw, ...

William McIlvanney Books In Order - Book Series in Order

McIlvanney was born as William Angus McIlvanney on November 25, 1936. His birth had taken place in Kilmarnock, Scotland. Author McIlvanney was the 4th child of ...

William McIlvanney: Author whose novels began the 'Tartan Noir ...

McIlvanney was born in 1936 in Kilmarnock, the fourth child of a former miner who had taken part in the General Strike 10 years beforehand. He ...

William McIlvanney, 1936 - 2015. Writer by Robin Gillanders

William McIlvanney was one of a group of writers who emerged in the 1970s to give urban Scotland, particularly Glasgow, a working-class voice in ...

William McIlvanney - Writing Scotland - BBC

William Angus McIlvanney was born on 25 November 1936 in Kilmarnock, the youngest of four children of an ex-miner who had taken part in the General Strike ...

The estate of William McIlvanney | Jenny Brown Associates

William McIlvanney, the 'godfather of Tartan Noir', was born in the town of Kilmarnock, the son of a former miner. He studied at Kilmarnock Academy and ...

William McIlvanney - Scottish Review of Books

William Angus McIlvanney, Novelist, Poet, Essayist · Born, 25 November, 1936 – Died 5 December, 2015 · IN the considered and generous opinion of ...

William McIlvanney Facts for Kids

William McIlvanney (25 November 1936 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet.

Scotland is a much poorer place without late genius William ...

William Angus McIlvanney was born in Kilmarnock on November 25, 1936, the youngest of four children. His father, a former miner who'd taken part ...

William McIlvanney - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William McIlvanney (25 November 1936 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. ... McIlvanney was known for his works Laidlaw, The ...

William McIlvanney: The 'resurrection' of father of Tartan Noir - BBC

William McIlvanney broke the mould of Scottish crime writing but, while the writers ... The 78-year-old author ... McIlvanney was born in Kilmarnock ...

Literary Birthday - 25 November - William McIlvanney - Writers Write

William McIlvanney was born 25 November 1936 and died 5 December 2015. ... William McIlvanney was a Scottish author. He wrote gritty novels such ...

Scottish crime novelist William McIlvanney dies at 79 - oregonlive.com

McIlvanney, born in the town of Kilmarnock, was the son of a miner. He became an English teacher before changing careers in 1975 to write ...

Order of William McIlvanney Books - OrderOfBooks.com

However, he also wrote the autobiographical novel, Docherty in 1975 that won him the Whitbread prize. McIlvanney was born in the Ayrshire town of Kilmarnoc. He ...