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Liam McIlvanney


Born
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Genre
Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction


Professor Liam McIlvanney, the son of novelist William McIlvanney, was born in Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, and studied at Glasgow and Oxford Universities. After ten years lecturing in Scottish and Irish literature at the University of Aberdeen, he moved to Dunedin in New Zealand to teach at the University of Otago. He lectures in Scottish literature, culture and history, and on Irish-Scottish literary connections, and holds the Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies chair at the University.

He won a Saltire Award for his first book, Burns the Radical, in 2002. A chance meeting with an editor for Faber and Faber persuaded him to turn to fiction, and his first novel, All the Colours of the Town, was published in 2009 to great acclaim. His second thr ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 6,918 ratings · 828 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors
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Series by Liam McIlvanney

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“The words of the Hail Mary started up in his head, repeating on a loop like piped Muzak while his mind drifted off to other things—”
― Liam McIlvanney, The Quaker
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“dapper bandleader called Harry Margolis”
― Liam McIlvanney, The Quaker
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“The Oban lot were Rangers fans and the Balla boys were Celtic. Time to go.”
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New Zealand Readers: 2017 Ngaio Marsh Awards longlist revealed 1 9 Jun 16, 2017 06:19AM  
The Mystery, Crim...: 2017 Ngaio Marsh Awards longlist revealed 5 23 Jun 16, 2017 08:50AM  
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Book Loving Kiwis: Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel longlist 2017 20 26 Nov 01, 2017 09:24PM  
Crime, Mysteries ...: 2018 McIlvanney Prize Winner 1 15 Sep 23, 2018 03:38AM  


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