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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on December 05, 2015, 03:35:32 PM

Title: William McIlvanney dies
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 05, 2015, 03:35:32 PM

One of the greats of Scottish Literature and culture in the last 50 years



http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/scots-author-william-mcilvanney-dies-aged-79-1-3967499

Title: Re: William McIlvanney dies
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 05, 2015, 04:02:37 PM

Article on him from a couple of years ago


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10080000/Scotlands-master-of-crime-is-also-its-Camus.html

Title: Re: William McIlvanney dies
Post by: Gordon on December 05, 2015, 05:17:44 PM

A loss for sure.

I remember when Laidlaw came out, which was long before Rebus and of course was set in Glasgow. His brother, Hugh, wrote some of the best sports journalism I've ever read.

Title: Re: William McIlvanney dies
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 05, 2015, 08:13:44 PM

Nice obit piece

http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/12/william-mcilvanney-1936-2015/

Title: Re: William McIlvanney dies
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 11, 2015, 12:22:21 PM

Article on William McIlvanney by Ian Bell who now has  died, another great loss

http://m.heraldscotland.com/news/14127748.Ian_Bell__William_McIlvanney_wrote_us__and_every_word_he_committed_to_the_page_will_stand/