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, Billy Connolly, and Hugh Grant.

The Big Man
First UK edition
AuthorWilliam McIlvanney
PublisherHodder & Stoughton (UK),
William Morrow & Co (US)
Publication date
1985 (1985) (UK),
1 May 1986 (1986-05-01) (US)
Pages256
ISBN978-0688064051

Plot

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This novel relates the story of Dan Scoular, an unemployed man who turns to bare-knuckle boxing to make a living.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Bailey, Hilary (5 September 1985). "A matter of manner/ Review of new fiction". The Guardian.