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Irvine Welsh was born in Edinburgh on September 27, 1958. After leaving school, he lived in London for awhile, but eventually returned to Edinburgh where he worked for the city council in the housing department. He received a degree in computer science and studied for an MBA at Heriot Watt University. His first novel, Trainspotting, was published in 1993 and was adapted as a film starring Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle in 1996. He became a full-time writer in August 1995. His other works include The Acid House (1994), Marabou Stork Nightmares (1995), Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance (1996), Filth (1998), Glue (2001), and Porno (2002). He also wrote the plays Headstate (1994) and You'll Have Had Your Hole (1998). (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Trainspotting… (more)
Trainspotting 7,566 copies, 79 reviews
Porno 2,088 copies, 17 reviews
Filth 2,035 copies, 28 reviews
The Acid House 1,726 copies, 9 reviews
Glue 1,350 copies, 12 reviews
Marabou Stork Nightmares 1,320 copies, 12 reviews
Ecstasy 1,311 copies, 12 reviews
Skagboys 500 copies, 12 reviews
Crime: A Novel 442 copies, 17 reviews
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins 178 copies, 7 reviews
The Blade Artist 159 copies, 5 reviews
A Decent Ride 141 copies, 3 reviews
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Introduction, some editions) 37,951 copies, 612 reviews
A Clockwork Orange (Preface, some editions) 25,202 copies, 379 reviews
Speaking with the Angel (Contributor) 1,507 copies, 17 reviews
Mortification: Writers' Stories of Their Public Shame (Contributor) 291 copies, 4 reviews
Trainspotting [1996 film] 260 copies, 2 reviews
Rotten English: A Literary Anthology (Contributor) 70 copies, 1 review
What's Your Story? [postcard collection] (Contributor) 59 copies, 3 reviews
Crimespotting (Introduction) 41 copies, 4 reviews
Because I Am a Girl (Contributor) 15 copies, 1 review
Open City #3 (Contributor) 5 copies, 1 review

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