 2001 first edition cover | |
| Author | Alan Bissett |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Coming-of-age novel |
| Publisher | Polygon Books |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | Hardcover, paperback & ebook |
| Pages | 190 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-7486-6328-6 |
| OCLC | 48836057 |
| Followed by | The Incredible Adam Spark |
Boyracers is the debut novel of Scottish writer Alan Bissett. It was first published in 2001 by Edinburgh-based Polygon Books. The plot concerns four male teenagers growing up in the town of Falkirk, exploring the influences of popular culture, global capitalism and social class on the lives of young people in contemporary Scotland.
A tenth anniversary edition was produced in 2011. The same year, Bissett announced that he had finished work on a sequel entitled The Pack Men.[1][2]
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