Author(s): Irvine Welsh

Fiction

This novel looks at life in the dark underside of Edinburgh, the AIDS capital of Europe, through the jaded eyes and harsh vernacular of heroin addict Mark Renton, who is sick of his friends, sick with the city and its deserted docklands, and above all sick with himself. Irvine Welsh is the author of six previous works of fiction, most recently Glue. He lives in London. Trainspotting, his first book, reached the last ten for the Booker Prize and was made into a major film. He has also written the screenplay for the film of The Acid House. Paperback