Skagboys
Chronicles the misadventures of Mark Renton and his friends as they cope with economic uncertainties, family problems, drug use, and the opposite sex in 1980s Edinburgh.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W. W. Norton & Co.,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
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| Summary: | Chronicles the misadventures of Mark Renton and his friends as they cope with economic uncertainties, family problems, drug use, and the opposite sex in 1980s Edinburgh. |
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| Physical Description: | 532 p. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780393088731 (hardcover) 0393088731 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: | 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) |
