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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Scottish writer William McIlvanney dies aged 79

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.

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