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william mcilvanney at the edinburgh international book festival 2013 ian rankin kilmarnock , scotland '' '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , '' strange loyalties '' -lrb- docherty 1991 -rrb- '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- , '' laidlaw 25 november 1936 william mcilvanney at the edinburgh international book festival 2013.jpg william mcilvanney
 university of glasgow william angus mcilvanney
william mcilvanney

william mcilvanney -lrb- born 25 november 1936 -rrb- is a scottish writer of novels , short stories , and poetry .
mcilvanney is 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 ' '' and scotland 's camus .
