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The 2011 Award

 

McIlvanney

All the Colours of the Town

by Liam McIlvanney

 

 

 

 

Nominated by:

  • Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek, Normay.

 

Publisher of Nominated Edition:

Faber & Faber, UK.

 

The complete A-Z listing of nominated authors
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. And as he digs deeper, he comes to understand that there is indeed a story to be uncovered - and that there are people who will go to great lengths to ensure that it remains hidden.  
 
Compelling, vividly written and shocking, All the Colours of the Town is not only the story of an individual and his community, it is also a complex and thrilling enquiry into loyalty, betrayal and duty. 


 (From Publisher).

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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 

 

LIBRARIANS' 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.

 

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