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| Author | Irvine Welsh |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 344 |
| ISBN | 0-7493-9606-7 |
| OCLC | 34832527 |
| 823/.914 20 | |
| LC Class | PR6073.E47 T73 1994 |
| Followed by | Porno Marabou Stork Nightmares |
Trainspotting is the first novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, first published in 1993. It takes the form of a collection of short stories, written in either Scots, Scottish English or British English, revolving around various residents of Leith, Edinburgh, who either use heroin, are friends of the core group of heroin users, or engage in destructive activities that are effectively addictions. The novel is set in the late 1980s[1] and has been described by The Sunday Times as "the voice of punk, grown up, grown wiser and grown eloquent".[2] The title is an ironic reference to the characters’ frequenting of the disused Leith Central railway station.
The novel has since achieved a cult status and served as the basis for the film Trainspotting (1996), directed by Danny Boyle.[3] Two sequels, Porno, and Dead Men's Trousers were published in 2002 and 2018 respectively. A prequel, Skagboys, was published in 2012.[4]
- ^ Irvine Welsh plans Trainspotting prequel The Sunday Times. 16-03-2008. Retrieved on 07-10-2010
- ^ Sunday Times.[full citation needed]
- ^ Petrie, Duncan J. (2004). Contemporary Scottish Fictions : Film, Television and the Novel. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 101–102. ISBN 0-7486-1789-2.
- ^ A fourth book in the series, Dead Men’s Trousers, was released in March 2018.Bookworm – The Scotsman – Prequelspotting