The Kiln by William Mcilvanney

The Kiln by William Mcilvanney

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In a rented flat in Edinburgh, Tom Docherty calls up his past. He remembers his youth in a mining town during the 1950's, and his adulthood in Grenoble. Now in the 1990's, he tries to make sense of his experiences and the times he has lived through.

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The Kiln by William Mcilvanney

In a rented flat in Edinburgh, Tom Docherty calls up his past. He remembers his youth in a mining town during the 1950's, and his adulthood in Grenoble. Now in the 1990's, he tries to make sense of his experiences and the times he has lived through.
William McIlvanney is one of Scotland's foremost writers whose award-winning novels include LAIDLAW, DOCHERTY, which won the Whitbread Award for Fiction, THE PAPERS OF TONY VEITCH, THE BIG MAN, which was made into a film starring Liam Neeson, STRANGE LOYALTIES, and THE KILN. He has also published a volume of short stories, WALKING WOUNDED, three books of poetry and a collection of essays and journalism, SURVIVING THE SHIPWRECK. He lives in Glasgow.
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ISBN 13 9780340657355
ISBN 10 0340657359
Title The Kiln
Author William Mcilvanney
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Year published 1996-09-19
Number of pages 277
Prizes Winner of Saltire Literary Award 1996
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