Hey @enriquericos have you seen Dept. Q on #Netflix? they called it #TartanNoir (takes place in #Scotland ..lol) many familiar elements: talented but rather off the rails detective with an odd team, stuck in the basement to solve cold cases.... *but* very well done, with some unexpected elements as well. There are shows that I *like* and there are shows that I stay up later than I intended to continue watching- this is one of those..lol #tv #entertainment
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I wonder what Conan Doyle would make of the huge triumph of modern Scottish crime fiction and the rise of #TartanNoir ? I'd like to think he's be delighted, also that many crime writers today will be raising a glass to Doyle's memory.
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Tartan Noir, or, Hard-Boiled Heidegger
Prof Matthew Wickman investigates the philosophical underpinnings of “Tartan Noir” – with specific reference to William McIlvanney’s LAIDLAW novels
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/free-publications/tartan_noir/
“We have attempted to tell the story of Scottish crime fiction in eleven books. We tried to do it in ten but could not get lower than eleven.”
—A little Scottish crime fiction bookshelf, or the story of Tartan Noir in 11 books, from the National Library of Scotland blog
blog.nls.ukA little Scottish crime fiction bookshelf, or the story of Tartan Noir in 11 books – National Library of Scotland Blog
I’m enjoying #gaelicnoir #tartannoir An t-Eilean, but surely an islander would know that a kiss on a beach, however deserted, will not remain secret for long?
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC ALBA - An t-Eilean/The Isl...
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William McIlvanney’s pitch-black noirs, featuring Inspector Laidlaw’s disturbing adventures in the Glasgow underworld, made Scotland into a world capital of crime fiction
Ian Rankin remembers the man who created Tartan Noir
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https://crimereads.com/mcilvanney-and-me-ian-rankin-remembers-the-man-who-created-tartan-noir/
CrimeReads · McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan NoirIt was August 1985 and I was a full-time student at the University of Edinburgh. When not studying, I was writing novels. By 1985 I’d written two. One had been rejected but the other had been accep…
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Tartan Noir, or, Hard-Boiled Heidegger
Prof Matt Wickman asks, What does William McIlvanney’s LAIDLAW tell us about the literary tradition within which it is embedded? & how might the novel help us conceptualise the political state of Scotland?
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https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/free-publications/tartan_noir/
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Dr David Goldie discusses LAIDLAW, William McIlvanney’s first detective novel – video from our 2018 Schools Conference
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOA8S5_rq2M&list=PLEP9HxY4X7WZwMUjyxVcQZ8J2K1gp3_Nh
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The real deal: How William McIlvanney transformed Scottish fiction
“If there is a direct line from the so-called ‘Kailyard’ writers of the late 19th century, many of whom were Presbyterian ministers, to the playful savagery of Irvine Welsh and the still rising body-count of ‘tartan noir’, then at its midpoint stands William McIlvanney.”
Brian Morton profiles William McIlvanney for BBC Arts
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BBCBBC Arts - Books Features - The real deal: How William McIlvanney transformed Scottish fictionAn in-depth look at one of Scotland's greatest and most enigmatic writers
Review - The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride:
https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/dead-winter-stuart-macbride
Have to admit it, THE DEAD OF WINTER jumped the queues. No apologies, it's by Stuart MacBride, I managed to get hold of it on audio and it is a time in my life where I need a Scottish accent and a bit of sweary mayhem for distraction.
Enjoyed this when it first aired, glad to have caught it again when flicking through channels
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007vbm9/ian-rankins-hidden-edinburgh
BBC iPlayerIan Rankin's Hidden EdinburghCrime writer Ian Rankin revisits the key locations from his Inspector Rebus books.
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The good included Marion Todd's #TartanNoir books about DI Clare Mackay which were so good that after borrowing a couple I went out and bought the first six as a block (and I still have two to read in 2024).
Borrowing also meant that I got to read Richard Osman's 'Thursday Murder Club' books which again were such a pleasure to read that I now have all four in dead tree format.
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A video of William McIlvanney’s appearance at the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival to celebrate new editions of LAIDLAW, STRANGE LOYALTIES, and THE PAPERS OF TONY VEITCH, published by @canongatebooks
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#Scottish #literature #20thCentury #CrimeFiction #TartanNoir
https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/media-gallery/item/william-mcilvanney-2013-event
www.edbookfest.co.ukWilliam McIlvanney (2013 Event)Two years ago, fans flocking to see William McIlvanney at the Book Festival shared his exasperation that his seminal crime novels were out of print. Attending that event was Francis Bickmore, editoria…
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Dr David Goldie discusses LAIDLAW, William McIlvanney’s first detective novel – video from our 2018 Schools Conference
5/7
#Scottish #literature #20thCentury #CrimeFiction #TartanNoir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOA8S5_rq2M&list=PLEP9HxY4X7WZwMUjyxVcQZ8J2K1gp3_Nh
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Tartan Noir, or, Hard-Boiled Heidegger
Prof Matt Wickman asks, What does William McIlvanney’s LAIDLAW tell us about the literary tradition within which it is embedded? & how might the novel help us conceptualise the political state of Scotland?
4/7
#Scottish #literature #20thCentury #CrimeFiction #TartanNoir #philosophy #politics
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/free-publications/tartan_noir/
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William McIlvanney’s pitch-black noirs, featuring Inspector Laidlaw’s disturbing adventures in the Glasgow underworld, made Scotland into a world capital of #CrimeFiction
Ian Rankin remembers the man who created #TartanNoir
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#Scottish #literature #20thCentury
https://crimereads.com/mcilvanney-and-me-ian-rankin-remembers-the-man-who-created-tartan-noir/
CrimeReads · McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan NoirIt was August 1985 and I was a full-time student at the University of Edinburgh. When not studying, I was writing novels. By 1985 I’d written two. One had been rejected but the other had been accep…
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The real deal: How William McIlvanney transformed Scottish fiction
“If there is a direct line from the so-called ‘Kailyard’ writers of the late 19th century, many of whom were Presbyterian ministers, to the playful savagery of Irvine Welsh and the still rising body-count of ‘tartan noir’, then at its midpoint stands William McIlvanney.”
Brian Morton profiles William McIlvanney for BBC Arts
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#Scottish #literature #20thCentury #CrimeFiction #TartanNoir
BBCBBC Arts - Books Features - The real deal: How William McIlvanney transformed Scottish fictionAn in-depth look at one of Scotland's greatest and most enigmatic writers
“Scottishness is not some pedigree lineage. This is a mongrel tradition!”
William McIlvanney (1936–2015) – author & poet (& provider, at a rally in Edinburgh in 1992, of our profile header, as quoted in Neal Ascherson’s STONE VOICES) – was born #OTD, 25 November
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More Books About Buildings & Crime
14 Nov, Scottish Parliament, #Edinburgh – free & all welcome
Maps, floor-plans & architectural features matter in #CrimeFiction, & writers have often exploited the symbolic & structural significance of buildings as framing devices.
Author Liam McIlvanney looks at important buildings in the #Scottish crime canon, in works from #RobertLouisStevenson to Abir Mukherjee.
