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Irvine Welsh


Scotland (b.1958)

Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. He is recognised for his novel Trainspotting, which was later made into a film of the same name


Genres: Literary Fiction, Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
July 2025

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Men In Love
 
Series
Mark Renton
   1. Skagboys (2012)
   2. Trainspotting (1993)
   3. Porno (2002)
     aka T2 Trainspotting
   4. The Blade Artist (2016)
   5. Dead Men's Trousers (2018)
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Terry Lawson
   1. Glue (2001)
   2. Porno (2002)
     aka T2 Trainspotting
   3. A Decent Ride (2015)
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Crime
   1. Crime (2008)
   2. The Long Knives (2022)
   3. Resolution (2024)
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Novels
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The DOGS of Lincoln Park (2011)
   I Am Miami (2011)
   Kingdom of Fife (2011)
   Miss Arizona (2011)
   Rattlesnakes (2011)
   The Rosewell Incident (2011)
   The State of the Party (2011)
   Victor Spoils (2011)
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Series contributed to
Vintage Minis
   Rave (2018)
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Plays show
 
Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Books containing stories by Irvine Welsh
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Dear NHS (2020)
100 Stories to Say Thank You
edited by
Adam Kay
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One For The Trouble (2011)
(Book Slam Annual, book 1)
edited by
Patrick Neate

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Award nominations
2015 Wodehouse Prize (nominee) : A Decent Ride


Irvine Welsh recommends
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For Emma (2025)
Ewan Morrison
"A masterpiece...the eminent fiction writer of our times."
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Hex (2022)
(Darkland Tales)
Jenni Fagan
"One of the most stunning literary experiences I've had in years."
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God's Teeth and Other Phenomena (2020)
James Kelman
"A true original ... A real artist ... it's now very difficult to see which of his peers can seriously be ranked alongside [Kelman] without ironic eyebrows being raised."

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