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Tartan Noir

Scottish crime fiction genre

Scottish crime fiction genre

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, is considered the father of the genre.

Criticism

William McIlvanney (whose own work has been considered a precursor to Tartan Noir) has said that the whole genre is "ersatz". 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".

Tartan Noir writers

  • Lin Anderson
  • Christopher Brookmyre
  • Quintin Jardine
  • Stuart MacBride
  • Peter May
  • Val McDermid
  • William McIlvanney
  • William H S McIntyre
  • Denise Mina
  • Caro Ramsay
  • Sir Ian Rankin

References

References

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