Trainspotting

Irvine WelshW. W. Norton & • ISBN-13 978‑0393314809

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Trainspotting

Irvine WelshW. W. Norton &

ISBN-10: 0393314804 · ISBN-13: 978‑0393314809 · 1996 · First American Edition

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Irvine Welsh’s seminal novel offers a visceral, unflinching portrait of a group of heroin addicts navigating the bleak landscape of 1980s Edinburgh. Through a distinctive use of Scots dialect and raw, kinetic prose, the narrative captures the chaotic lives of Rents, Sick Boy, and their peers as they drift between squalor and fleeting moments of dark, exhilarating intensity.

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Publisher: W. W. Norton &
SoftcoverFirst American Edition1996
Pages: 348Language: English

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Author: Irvine WelshContributor: Irvine Welsh

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Inferred: Contemporary FictionInferred: Drug AddictionInferred: New York Times ReviewedInferred: ScotlandInferred: Scots Dialect

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