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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.

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3. www.bookseriesinorder.com › william-mcilvanneyWilliam McIlvanney - Book Series In Order

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   Complete order of William McIlvanney books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-scotland-35016267Crime author William McIlvanney dies aged 79 - BBC News

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   Dec 5, 2015 · The Scottish novelist, known for his Glasgow detective series Laidlaw, passed away in 2015. He was praised by fellow writers and politicians for his authentic and inspiring voice of the Scottish working class.

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   William McIlvanney, one of Scotland's greatest writers whose novel Laidlaw was hailed for changing the face of crime fiction, died on Saturday 5 December aged 79.

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8. literature.britishcouncil.org › william-mcilvanneyWilliam McIlvanney - Literature - British Council

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   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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   Who was William McIlvanney?

   • Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Scottish novelist and poet whose stories of the philosophical police detective Jack Laidlaw made him ‘the godfather of tartan noir’ William McIlvanney, who has died aged 79, grew into the title “the godfather of tartan noir” – the term for Scottish crime fiction – though it was not one he fully welcomed.

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   Who is William McIlvanney brother?

   • His short story 'Dreaming' (published in Walking Wounded in 1989) was filmed by BBC Scotland in 1990 and won a BAFTA. His brother is the sports journalist Hugh McIlvanney. William McIlvanney's latest novel is Weekend (2006). William McIlvanney died on 5th December 2015.

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   Is William McIlvanney dead or still alive?

   • William McIlvanney's latest novel is Weekend (2006). William McIlvanney died on 5th December 2015. William McIlvanney is one of the prodigiously talented McIlvanney brothers who, along with his journalist sibling Hugh, have played a significant part in Scottish cultural life for more than 30 years.

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   Why did William McIlvanney write a book?

   • William McIlvanney in 2011. He held that the impetus behind his books was to give flesh to “the unfulfilled stature” of the dreams of his parents and the Kilmarnock community that he came from. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian

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   Who is William Angus McIlvanney?

   • Author McIlvanney is known for introducing the Tartan Noir and is regarded as the Camus of Scotland. McIlvanney was born as William Angus McIlvanney on November 25, 1936. His birth had taken place in Kilmarnock, Scotland.

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   Where did William McIlvanney go to school?

   • William McIlvanney went to Glasgow University in 1955 and left in 1959 "transformed" and with a desire to be a writer. However, he spent most of the next two decades as a teacher at an Ayrshire high school before he pursued writing full-time.

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10. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesWilliam McIlvanney: Author whose novels began the 'Tartan ...

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    Dec 7, 2015 · McIlvanney, who died in 2015, was a prize-winning novelist and poet who created the detective Laidlaw and influenced Ian Rankin. He was also a socialist, an advocate of Scottish independence and a teacher who inspired many readers.