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Trainspotting

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 8,596 Ratings and 755 Reviews

Book Description
Irvine Welsh's controversial first novel, set on the heroin-addicted fringe of working-class youth in Edinburgh, is yet another exploration of the dark side of Scottishness. The main character, Mark Renton, is at the center of a clique of nihilistic slacker junkies with no hopes and no possibilities, and only "mind-numbing and spirit-crushing" alternatives in the straight world they despise. This ... More
Book Information
PublisherGoldmann
BindingPaperback (20 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages384
ISBN-103442436885
ISBN-13978-3442436880
Publication Date12/02/2004
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About Irvine Welch (Author) : Irvine Welch is a published author and a narrator. Some of the published credits of Irvine Welch include Trainspotting, Trainspotting, The Acid House.
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