Author, who earned the title the ‘godfather of tartan noir’, was also an influential poet, journalist and broadcaster
The celebrated Scottish writer William McIlvanney has died aged 79 after a short illness.
The author of the Laidlaw trilogy and numerous other Glasgow-based works such as Docherty, The Big Man and The Kiln died peacefully at his home in the city on Saturday.
Related: How William McIlvanney invented tartan noir
Willie McIlvanney deserves to be remembered as one of Scotland's literary greats. https://t.co/miWpgOe1cN
Very saddened to hear of William McIlvanney's passing. Read & re-read "Surviving the Shipwreck" over many years. http://pic.twitter.com/STdfMBRxUm
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