Tartan Noir

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Tartan Noir is a form of crime fiction particular to Scotland and Scottish writers. William McIlvanney, who wrote three crime novels, the first being Laidlaw in 1977, [1] is considered the father of the genre. [2]

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Criticism

William McIlvanney (whose own work has been considered a precursor to Tartan Noir) [3] has said that the whole genre is "ersatz". [4] Charles Taylor has stated that the term has an "inescapably condescending tinge", noting "it's a touristy phrase, suggesting that there's something quaint about hard-boiled crime fiction that comes from the land of kilts and haggis". [5]

Tartan Noir writers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "How William McIlvanney invented tartan noir". The Guardian . 11 August 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Introducing Tartan Noir". Scotland.org. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Dickson, Beth (1998). "William McIlvanney's Laidlaw" . "ScotNotes" series. Glasgow: Association for Scottish Literary Studies – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Stuart (27 August 2006). "A writer's life: William McIlvanney". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Charles (22 February 2004). "Paint It Noir". The New York Times . Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Scottish crime writers go equipped for Tartan Noir Border invasion". The Scotsman . 29 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "The best Scottish crime writers you've never read". The Herald . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Tartan Noir in 2016". InternationalCrimeFiction.org. International Crime Fiction Research Group. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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