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Irvine Welsh
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Trainspotting Gold - Canada Only |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
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| Date: |
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1997-10-22 |
| ISBN: |
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0749385014 |
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Random House UK |
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0.65 pounds |
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4.9 x 7.7 x 1.0 inches |
| Previous givers: |
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2 Karl Fast (USA: MN), Joss (Canada) |
| Previous moochers: |
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2 Kelly (USA: MI), Lesley Strickland (Australia) |
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From Amazon
Irvine Welsh's controversial first novel, set on the heroin-addicted fringe of working-class youth in Edinburgh, is yet another exploration of the dark side of Scottishness. The main character, Mark Renton, is at the center of a clique of nihilistic slacker junkies with no hopes and no possibilities, and only "mind-numbing and spirit-crushing" alternatives in the straight world they despise. This particular slice of humanity has nothing left but the blackest of humor and a sharpness of wit. American readers can use the glossary in the back to translate the slang and dialect--essential, since the dialogue makes the book. This is a bleak vision sung as musical comedy.
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http://bookmooch.com/0749385014 |
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