The Big Man (novel)
The Big Man is a novel by William McIlvanney published in 1986 based on real life miner and bare knuckle boxer Thomas Tallen. The book was adapted into a film directed by David Leland, The Big Man (1990), which stars Liam Neeson as the character based on Thomas Tallen, Billy Connolly, and Hugh Grant.
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Author | William McIlvanney |
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Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (UK), William Morrow & Co (US) |
Publication date | 1985 1 May 1986 (US) | (UK),
Pages | 256 |
ISBN | 978-0688064051 |
Plot
This novel relates the story of Dan Scoular, an unemployed man who turns to bare-knuckle boxing to make a living.[1]
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References
- Bailey, Hilary (5 September 1985). "A matter of manner/ Review of new fiction". The Guardian.
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