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Classical in form, earnest, grave and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- William McIlvanney
- First published
- 1977
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Magna, Coronet, Pantheon Books
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780340236703
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First sentence
“RUNNING WAS A strange thing.”
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