Irvine Welsh

By Robert A. Morace

Book Overview

This book provides students with an introduction to the work of Irvine Welsh that places his fiction in historical and theoretical context. It explores Welsh's biography, his impact on contemporary Scottish fiction and the cultural relevance of the "Irvine Welsh phenomenon". Including a timeline of key dates, it offers an accessible reading of Welsh's work and an overview of the varied critical reception this has provoked.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140399675X
• ISBN13: 9781403996756
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.1"