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Bookmark or Share- Irvine Welsh - WikipediaIrvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer. His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films. Early life. Irvine Welsh was born in Leith, the port area of the Scottish capital Edinburgh.
- Irvine Welsh (Author of Trainspotting) - Goodreadsedit data. 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.
- Irvine Welsh - Penguin Books UKWatch on. 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.
- Irvine Welsh: 'When you grow up in a place you think it's mundane. Then ...As a leisured Chicagoan, Irvine Welsh is an outsider in Scotland now – but when he comes back he still pulls the odd all-nighter. As his 10th novel appears, he explains how he lost his taste...
- Trainspotting (novel) - WikipediaTrainspotting is the first novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, first published in 1993.
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