by William McIlvanney · Canongate Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781782113041
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«Remedy is None» is William McIlvanney's first literary fiction novel, published by Canongate Books in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Charlie Grant, a young student in Glasgow, experiences his father's death up close and is marked by the memory of a humble but dignified end. Between resentment towards his adulterous mother and the need to understand himself, he embodies a portrait of youth, family and society of his time with echoes of Hamlet and Camus.
«Remedy is None», William McIlvanney's first novel, received the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was originally published in 1966.
For readers of literary fiction interested in Scottish narrative and stories about youth with social and family background.
William Angus McIlvanney was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He was known as Gus by friends and acquaintances. McIlvanney was a champion of gritty yet poetic literature; his works Laidlaw, The Papers of Tony Veitch, and Walking Wounded are all known for their portrayal of Glasgow in the 1970s. He is regarded as "the father of Tartan Noir" and as Scotland's Camus.
