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The
2011 Award |
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All the Colours of the Town by Liam McIlvanney
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Publisher of Nominated Edition: Faber & Faber, UK.
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ABOUT
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ABOUT
THE AUTHOR |
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Liam McIlvanney was born in Ayrshire. He is the Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He won the Saltire First Book Award for Burns the Radical in 2002, and his work has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books. He lives in Dunedin with his wife and three sons. All the Colours of the Town is his first novel
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LIBRARIANS' COMMENTS |
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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. |
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