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2011 Nominated

All the Colours of the Town

Liam McIlvanney

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

When Glasgow journalist Gerry Conway receives a phone call promising unsavoury information about Scottish Justice Minister Peter Lyons, his instinct is that this apparent scoop won’t warrant space in the Tribune. But as Conway’s curiosity grows and his leads proliferate, his investigation takes him from Scotland to Belfast. Shocked by the sectarian violence of the past, and by the prejudice and hatred he encounters even now, Conway soon grows obsessed with the story of Lyons and all he represents.

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ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Liam
McIlvanney

Liam McIlvanney was born in Scotland and studied at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford. He has written for numerous publications, including the London Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement. His first book, Burns the Radical (Tuckwell Press, 2002), won the Saltire First Book Award. He has also won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel for Where the Dead Men Go (Faber, 2014) and the Bloody Sunday McIlvanney Prize for The Quaker (HarperCollins, 2018).

He is Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Liam McIlvanney was born in Scotland and studied at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford. He has written for numerous publications, including the London Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement. His first book, Burns the Radical (Tuckwell Press, 2002), won the Saltire First Book Award. He has also won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel for Where the Dead Men Go (Faber, 2014) and the Bloody Sunday McIlvanney Prize for The Quaker (HarperCollins, 2018).

He is Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

A first novel of quality. Strangely conveys the hopeless sectarianism of Glasgow and Belfast, a warning that it has not gone away. Conveys well the strong sense of belonging.

MacIntyre’s subtle psychological portrait of misplaced loyalties and human redemption resonates in these times.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Scotland
Original Language
English
Author
Liam McIlvanney
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Nominating Library
Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek - Norway

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