Irvine Welsh
eBook - PDF

Irvine Welsh

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Irvine Welsh

About this book

Irvine Welsh's fiction has defined an era, and this first full-length study provides a sustained textual and contextual analysis of all his work, from 'Trainspotting' and 'The Acid House' to 'Glue' and 'Porno'. A detailed chronological survey also considers the appropriateness of cultural, postmodern and postcolonial theories to Welsh's incendiary fiction.Kelly gives a fascinating insight into the writer's formal and political ambitions, placing him in the context of the 'brat pack' which exploded onto the Scottish literary scene in the 1990s. He explores the social, class and political conditioning of Welsh's early life, and its impact on his motivations for writing.Clearly written and accessible, this will be a key resource for students and academics alike. Choose 'Irvine Welsh'!

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Table of contents

  1. Irvine Welsh
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Series editor’s foreword
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Introduction Irvine Welsh and the ‘long darknight of late capitalism'
  9. 1 Trainspotting (1993)
  10. 2 The Acid House (1994)
  11. 3 Marabou Stork Nightmares (1995)
  12. 4 Ecstasy: Three Chemical Romances(1996)
  13. 5 Filth (1998)
  14. 6 Glue (2001)
  15. 7 Porno (2002)
  16. Conclusion Plotting against power or schemingagainst the working class?
  17. Select bibliography
  18. Index