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Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist and short story writer, best known for his 1993 novel Trainspotting. Learn about his life, works, themes, adaptations and controversies.
- Publication Order of Anthologies
- Early and Personal Life
- Writing Career
- Trainspotting
- Filth
Well known for writing in his native dialect, Scottish author and novelist Irvine Welsh has created strong and often unflinching portrayals of life in his home-country. Having had a number of films produced from his works, he now enjoys the reputation that his uncompromising works bring him. Currently living in Chicago he continues to write stories...
Originally born in Leith, Scotland, Irvine Welsh was brought up for the first four years of his life in the port town of Edinburgh. Although he states that his birth year is 1958, many report it to actually be 1951 on the 27th of September. When he was four his family moved to Muirhouse, which is a housing-scheme located in the north of Edinburgh c...
Currently Scottish author Irvine Welsh has seven novels to his name, along with four short-story collections. Publishing his first novel in 1993, he launched himself onto the literary scene with his gritty and realistic portrayal of heroin users living in Leith, Edinburgh. Although it was broken up into short-stories, it featured common themes and ...
The first and probably most famous novel from Irvine Welsh, ‘Trainspotting’ was originally published in 1993, before being made into the both infamous and controversial film of the same name in 1996 by director Danny Boyle. Taking a look at the squalor and degradation of Edinburgh drug culture, it focuses on the lives of a group heroin users living...
Taking a look at the operations of the Edinburgh police squad this time, Irvine Welsh examines the corruption and degradation he finds prevalent throughout with his usual blackly comic take for this 1998 novel. Recently made into a film in 2013 directed by Jon S. Baird, it’s also had the big-screen treatment as with many other works from Welsh prio...
Aug 25, 2022 · The Trainspotting author shares his views on boxing, Ulysses, and his near-death experience in San Francisco. Read the 21 questions interview with Irvine Welsh and discover his literary influences, passions and challenges.
- Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) Irvine Welsh.
- Filth Irvine Welsh.
- Porno (Mark Renton, #3) Irvine Welsh, Federico Corriente (Translator)
- Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1) Irvine Welsh.
Jun 24, 2024 · Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh shares his views on trans rights, JK Rowling and Covid lockdowns in a new interview. He criticises the SNP for social engineering, the hate speech bill and the closure of gyms.
- Nicole Vassell
- 1 min
Learn about the life and works of Irvine Welsh, a Scottish writer of fiction, non-fiction and screenplays. His books include Trainspotting, Filth, Porno and The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins.
Probably most famous for his gritty depiction of a gang of Scottish Heroin addicts, Trainspotting (1993), 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.
