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MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS Irvine Welsh by Aaron Kelly
Irvine Welshs 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 Welshs incendiary fiction. Kelly gives a fascinating insight into the writers 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 Welshs 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._x000D_ _x000D_Series editors preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Irvine Welsh and the long dark night of late capitalism; 1. Trainspotting (1993); 2. The Acid House (1994); 3. Marabou Stork Nightmares (1995); 4. Ecstasy (1996); 5. Filth (1998); 6. Glue (2001); 7. Porno (2002); Conclusion: Plotting against power or scheming against the working class? Bibliography; Index_x000D_