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... 16 KB (1,433 words) - 22:03, 30 April 2024 |
Stuart Chair in Scottish studies at the university. He is the son of William McIlvanney. Notable students include author Majella Cullinane. All the Colours... 3 KB (192 words) - 10:41, 30 March 2024 |
(1934–2019), Scottish sports journalist Liam McIlvanney, Scottish-born crime fiction writer and academic William McIlvanney (1936–2015), Scottish novelist, short... 334 bytes (86 words) - 17:33, 23 July 2022 |
Bloody Scotland (redirect from McIlvanney Prize) festival awards The McIlvanney Prize for "the best Scottish Crime book of the year" (so named in 2016 for writer William McIlvanney (1936-2015), who has... 7 KB (423 words) - 10:02, 31 March 2024 |
2016 at the age of 82. McIlvanney was born on 2 February 1934 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, to William and Helen McIlvanney (née Montgomery). He had... 15 KB (1,353 words) - 05:04, 23 April 2024 |
writers. William McIlvanney, who wrote three crime novels, the first being Laidlaw in 1977, is considered the father of the genre. William McIlvanney (whose... 4 KB (280 words) - 14:06, 28 April 2024 |
Laidlaw (novel) (category Novels by William McIlvanney) Laidlaw is the first novel of a series of crime books by William McIlvanney, first published in 1977. It features the eponymous detective in his attempts... 3 KB (192 words) - 02:53, 25 September 2023 |
a draft by William McIlvanney, a prequel telling the story of an early case of McIlvanney's fictional detective Jack Laidlaw. McIlvanney, whom Rankin... 45 KB (4,102 words) - 20:35, 18 April 2024 |
Ennio Morricone. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by William McIlvanney. Set in a once prosperous mining community, now a ghost town, an unemployed... 11 KB (1,527 words) - 19:08, 20 April 2024 |