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 fourteen further novels, including the number one Sunday Times bestseller Dead Men's Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.
The arrival of Trainspotting was an earth-shaking cultural moment
and it had a huge influence on me… This book sings and, in the
darkest moments, it shines with humour and friendship. Every
character here is alive
*DOUGLAS STUART, Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain and
Young Mungo*
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