Tartan Noir

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]

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. "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. "Scottish crime writers go equipped for Tartan Noir Border invasion". The Scotsman. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  7. "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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