"It is a sick, sick world when the confidence and investment of an astute firm of publishers is justified by a work of unparalleled depravity."
These were the words of a reviewer in the Irish Times about which book?
a. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
b. The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
c. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
d. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
More trivia...
These were the words of a reviewer in the Irish Times about which book?
a. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
b. The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
c. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
d. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
More trivia...
Irvine Welsh
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born
September 27, 1958
gender
male
place of birth
Edinburgh, The United Kingdom
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genre
Literature & Fiction
influences
Celine. Iain Banks. Hubert Selby Jr.
about this author
Probably most famous for his gritty depiction of a gang of Scottish Heroin addicts, Trainspotting, Welsh focuses on the darker side of human nature and drug use. All of his novels are set in his native Scotland and filled with anti-heroes, small time crooks and hooligans. Welsh manages, however to imbue these characters with a sad humanity that makes them likable despite their obvious scumbaggerry. Irvine Welsh is also known for writing in his native Edinburgh Scots dialect, making his prose challenging for the average reader unfamiliar with this style.
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Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh avg rating 4.05 — 4,377 ratings — published 1993 32 editions |
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Filth by Irvine Welsh avg rating 3.48 — 1,613 ratings — published 1998 15 editions |
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The Acid House by Irvine Welsh avg rating 3.56 — 1,452 ratings — published 1994 16 editions |
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Porno by Irvine Welsh avg rating 3.60 — 1,311 ratings — published 2002 16 editions |
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Marabou Stork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh avg rating 3.76 — 1,177 ratings — published 1995 7 editions |
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Glue by Irvine Welsh avg rating 3.68 — 792 ratings — published 2001 12 editions |
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Ecstasy by Irvine Welsh avg rating 3.55 — 787 ratings — published 1996 18 editions |
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The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs: A Novel by Irvine Welsh avg rating 3.48 — 458 ratings — published 2006 10 editions |
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If You Liked School, You'll Love Work by Irvine Welsh avg rating 3.25 — 260 ratings — published 2007 5 editions |
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Crime by Irvine Welsh avg rating 3.42 — 139 ratings — published 2008 6 editions |
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"Choose a life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers... Choose DSY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit crushing game shows, stucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away in the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself, choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that?"
— Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting)
— Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting)
"Society invents a spurious convoluted logic tae absorb and change people whae's behaviour is outside its mainstream. Suppose that ah ken aw the pros and cons, know that ah'm gaunnae huv a short life, am ah sound mind, ectetera, ectetera, but still want tae use smack? They won't let ye dae it. They won't let ye dae it, because it's seen as a sign ay thir ain failure. The fact that ye jist simply choose tae reject whut they huv tae offer. Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting oan a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fuckin junk food intae yir mooth. Choose rotting away, pishing and shiteing yersel in a home, a total fuckin embarrassment tae the selfish, fucked-up brats ye've produced. Choose life. Well, ah choose no tae choose life. If the cunts cannae handle that, it's thair fuckin problem. As Harry Launder sais, ah jist intend tae keep right on to the end of the road..."
— Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting)
— Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting)
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