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A Gift from Nessus

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First edition
(publ. Eyre and Spottiswoode)

A Gift from Nessus is a novel by the Scottish writer William McIlvanney published in 1968 and republished in 2014.^[1]

The novel in 1968 was awarded a Scottish Arts Council Book Award and it was adapted by Bill Craig for the BBC series Play for Today in 1980.^[2]

References

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^ MacGillivray, Alan (1995). "Natural Loyalties: The Work of William McIlvanney". The Association for Scottish Literary Studies: Laverock. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

^ Young, Andrew (19 September 1989). "Suddenly, the race is on to can the tales of McIlvanney". The Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

v t e Works by William McIlvanney
Crime novels	Laidlaw The Papers of Tony Veitch Strange Loyalties The Dark Remains (with Ian Rankin)
Other fiction	Remedy is None A Gift from Nessus Docherty The Big Man The Kiln Weekend
Short stories	Walking Wounded
Poetry	The Longships in Harbour
Essays	Shades of Grey: Glasgow, 1956–1986

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