Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting , has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written thirteen further novels, including the number one bestseller Dead Men's Trousers , four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Crime and The Long Knives have been adapted into a television series starring Dougray Scott as Ray Lennox. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and...See more
Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting , has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written thirteen further novels, including the number one bestseller Dead Men's Trousers , four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Crime and The Long Knives have been adapted into a television series starring Dougray Scott as Ray Lennox. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami. See less
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Irvine Welsh book reviews
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The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs
Good recipe for success
If compared to Welsh's previous works of fiction, this novel certainly stands out because of its "unwelshlike" style.
Here the "bad boy" seems more mature. Despite dealing with the usual themes ... Read More
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Trainspotting
Lust for life
Like a sort of Scottish Bukowski, Irvine Welshdescribes the roten core of his home town Edinburgh as the ideal location for drunkards, drug addicts, petty criminals and hooligans. It is here where ... Read More
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Glue
Friendship, love, sex and death in Leith
From cheeky Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh, "Glue" comes as sort of bittersweet tale of a long-standing friendship between working class "bad boys" Gally, Gas Terry, Carl e Birrell. They spend their ... Read More