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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.
Welsh's prequel to Trainspotting, titled Skagboys, was published in 2012. [5] [6] [7] Set in Leith in the early 1980s, it introduces the Trainspotting characters and follows them as they fall into heroin addiction. Given as a series of linked short stories, the book is also interspersed with brief commentaries on contemporary British politics.
Dead Men's Trousers is a 2018 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh.It is a sequel to his earlier books Trainspotting, Porno, Skagboys and The Blade Artist.Set in 2015, it follows the characters Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie as they meet up again as middle-aged men.
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Film producer Andrew Macdonald read Trainspotting on a plane in December 1993 and thought it would make a good basis for a film. [1] Ewan McGregor was cast as Renton, while Ewen Bremner, who played Renton in the novel's stage adaptation, was cast as Spud. [1] In preparation for the role, McGregor lost 2 stone (12.7 kilograms) and shaved his ...
Trainspotting actor Vincent Friell has died aged 64.. The Scottish star, whose other credits include cult film Restless Natives (1985), played the father of Kelly Macdonald’s Diane in the 1996 ...
3:AM Magazine remarks, "It was known that there was more material of Trainspotting than went into the final draft, but that’s true of most novels. So you anticipate a lashed-together series of outtakes and bloopers. What you get is something quite different.
Cooper Flagg scored an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman record 42 points to help No. 4 Duke hold off Notre Dame 86-78 on Saturday and stay unbeaten in conference play. Khaman Maluach added a ...