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<p><strong>Irvine Welsh's scintillating, disturbing, and altogether outrageous collection of stories—the basis for the 1998 cult movie directed by Paul McGuigan.</strong></p> <p>He is called "the Scottish Celine of the 1990s" (<em>Guardian</em>) and "a mad, postmodern Roald Dahl" (<em>Weekend Scotsman</em>). Using a range of approaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy, Irvine Welsh is able to evoke the essential humanity, well hidden as it is, of his generally depraved, lazy, manipulative, and vicious characters. He specializes particularly in cosmic reversals—God turn a hapless footballer into a fly; an acid head and a newborn infant exchange consciousnesses with sardonically unexpected results—always displaying a corrosive wit and a telling accuracy of language and detail. Irvine Welsh is one hilariously dangerous writer who always creates a sensation.<br> </p> <p>Using a range of approaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy, Irvine Welsh is able to evoke the essential humanity, well hidden as it is, of his generally depraved, lazy, manipulative and vicious characters. He specializes especially in cosmic reversals--God turns a hapless footba

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Author

Irvine Welsh

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393352405

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

Rating

3.69 / 5 (10,949 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13