Docherty (novel)
| Author | William McIlvanney |
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| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
Publication date | 6 February 1975 |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9780048231185 |
Docherty is the third novel by William McIlvanney, written in 1975.[1]
Plot
The book is set in a fictional mining town in Scotland in the early part of the 20th Century, and it relates the struggles of a miner called Tam Docherty and his family.
Awards
- 1975 Whitbread Award, for Best Novel [2]
- 1975 Scottish Arts Council Book Award
References
- ↑ "100 Best Scottish Books of all Time". The List (magazine). Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ Dening, Penelope (1 October 1996). "Honour in his own country". The Irish Times.
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