The Big Man (novel)
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AuthorWilliam McIlvanney
PublisherHodder & Stoughton (UK),
William Morrow & Co (US)
William Morrow & Co (US)
Publication date
1985 (UK),1 May 1986 (US)
Pages256
.jpg) First UK edition | |
| Author | William McIlvanney |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (UK), William Morrow & Co (US) |
Publication date | 1985 (UK), 1 May 1986 (US) |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 978-0688064051 |
The Big Man is a novel by William McIlvanney published in 1986 based on real life miner and bare knuckle boxer Thomas Tallen and Alex Ritchie, a close friend of McIlvanney. The book was adapted into a film directed by David Leland, The Big Man (1990), which stars Liam Neeson, Billy Connolly, and Hugh Grant.
