Skagboys by Irvine Welsh
Prequel to the best-selling phenomenon Trainspotting, this exhilarating and moving novel shows how Welshs colorful miscreants first went wrong.
"The cumulative force of Skagboys is something close to magnificent…An extraordinary piece of work" -- Sam Leith - Financial Times
"Nearly 20 years after Trainspotting, Welsh delivers a stunning prequel that shows how his characters got hooked on heroin…Though Welsh's characters are younger, he is older, and his writing has become even more nuanced…A haunting and important book that deserves serious attention." -- Keir Graff - Booklist
"Careening between boisterous, belligerent, hilarious, and maudlin emotional registers like a drunk at a party, this novel has a dizzy energy." -- Publishers Weekly
"Welsh wants us to know these guys, to feel their humanity…the novel is nothing short of a masterpiece." -- Katie Haegele - Philadelphia Inquirer
"Nearly 20 years after Trainspotting, Welsh delivers a stunning prequel that shows how his characters got hooked on heroin…Though Welsh's characters are younger, he is older, and his writing has become even more nuanced…A haunting and important book that deserves serious attention." -- Keir Graff - Booklist
"Careening between boisterous, belligerent, hilarious, and maudlin emotional registers like a drunk at a party, this novel has a dizzy energy." -- Publishers Weekly
"Welsh wants us to know these guys, to feel their humanity…the novel is nothing short of a masterpiece." -- Katie Haegele - Philadelphia Inquirer
Irvine Welsh is the best-selling author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, Skagboys, and, most recently, Dead Men's Trousers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780393345056 |
| ISBN 10 | 039334505X |
| Title | Skagboys |
| Author | Irvine Welsh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2013-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 672 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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