"At the end of 1903, in working-class town in the West of Scotland, Tam Docherty's youngest son, Conn is born. Tam is determined that life and the pits won't swallow up his boy the way it has him. Courageous and questioning, Docherty emerges as aleader of almost indomitable strength, but in a close-knit community tradition is a powerful opponent."@en
"Tam Docherty's youngest son, Conn, is born at the end of 1903 in a small working-class town in the west of Scotland. Tam will stop at nothing to make sure that life and the pits don't swallow up his boy, the way it did him. Courageous and questioning, Docherty emerges as a leader of almost unshakable strength, but in a close-knit community tradition is a powerful opponent."@en
"At the end of 1903, in working-class town in the West of Scotland, Tam Docherty's youngest son, Conn is born. Tam is determined that life and the pits won't swallow up his boy the way it has him. Courageous and questioning, Docherty emerges as a leader of almost indomitable strength, but in a close-knit community tradition is a powerful opponent."@en
""Docherty" est né de la rencontre inusitée du populisme et des grandes interrogations philosophiques. Le roman est une évocation, inspirée de l'histoire des McIllvanney, de la vie dans une communauté minière de l'ouest de l'Ecosse au début du XXe siècle."

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