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Skagboys

Irvine Welsh

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Arrow
01 March 2013
Both a prequel to the world-renowned Trainspotting, and an alternative version of it, Skagboys is Irvine Welsh's greatest work.
*Number #1 Bestseller
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BEFORE TRAINSPOTTING CAME SKAGBOYS

Mark Renton has it all- he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a bright future. But there's no room for him in the 1980s and when his family starts to fracture, Mark's life swings out of control. The way out is heroin.

It's no better for his friends - Spud Murphy is laid off from his job, Tommy Lawrence finds himself sucked into a life of petty crime, violence and the world of the psychotic Franco Begbie. Only Sick Boy seems to ride the current, scamming and hustling his way through it all. Exhilarating and moving, Skagboys charts their journey from likely lads to young addicts in a decade which changed Britain forever.

'Masterful... its banter, outrage and razor wit sing off the page' Independent

'Funny...visceral and true... Welsh's finest work to date' The Times
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Imprint:   Arrow
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 34mm
Weight:   387g
ISBN:   9780099535584
ISBN 10:   0099535580
Pages:   560
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Irvine Welsh is the author of seven previous novels and four books of shorter fiction. He currently lives in Chicago.

Reviews for Skagboys

Masterful... its banter, outrage and razor wit sing off the page * Independent * Brilliant and even more thrilling than its predecessor * Mail on Sunday * Quite simply a masterpiece * Scotsman * A brilliantly funny, scary, sweeping novel with all the energy of Welsh's debut * Independent on Sunday * Funny...visceral and true... Welsh's finest work to date * The Times *


  • Short-listed for Paddy Power Political Book Awards: Political Fiction Book of the Year 2013
  • Short-listed for Paddy Power Political Fiction Book of the Year 2013 (UK)
  • Shortlisted for Paddy Power Political Book Awards: Political Fiction Book of the Year 2013.

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