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Post by mcf on Jan 12, 2018 10:53:29 GMT
Hi, Your task is to gather information and secondary sources to help you with your eventual critical essay. Take a note of where you gather your information from as you will need to reference your sources. Gather information on the following headings: Characteristics of the hard-boiled detective William McIlvaney 1970s Glasgow – East End Hope this helps.  |
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Post by Luke Gardiner on Jan 21, 2018 22:37:05 GMT
Laidlaw Research
Hardboiled fiction is a genre that shares some of its characters and settings with crime fiction. The typical protagonist is a detective who witnesses the violence of organized crime while dealing with a legal system that has become as corrupt as the organized crime itself. Rendered cynical by this type of violence, the detectives of hardboiled fiction are often antiheroes. Hardboiled writing is also associated with so-called "noir fiction".
William McIlvanney was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. McIlvanney was a champion of gritty yet poetic literature; his works Laidlaw, The Papers of Tony Veitch, and Walking Wounded are all known for their portrayal of Glasgow in the 1970s. He is regarded as the father of Tartan Noir.
McIlvanney was born in Kilmarnock on 25 November 1936, the youngest of four children of a former miner, and attended school at Kilmarnock Academy. McIlvanney then worked as an English teacher until 1975, to pursue his writing career.
McIlvanney held onto his strong socialist views throughout his life. In common with many from his background in Scotland, he was strongly opposed to Thatcherism.
William McIlvanney died on 5 December 2015 at the age of 79, after a short illness. A number of public figures, including Nicola Sturgeon, Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh, paid tribute noting both his inspirational writing and his likeable and gentlemanly personality.
By Luke Gardiner
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