Description
Book SynopsisIrvine 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.
Trade ReviewA pure writer, producing staggering feats of storytelling... The skill of a master * Independent *
Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius. He is the best thing to have happened to British writing for decades * Sunday Times *
Urgent, violent, bleakly funny prose -- Nick Hornby * Times literary Supplement *
Welsh's world is spiky, trashy and brutal. It is also brilliant, hilarious and infused with a kind of punkish morality * Sunday Express *
The poet laureate of the chemical generation * Face *
