Books by Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His novel Trainspotting, was made into a film. He has written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films.
Trainspotting
by Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh's cult classic, partly written in Scots, follows a group of heroin addicts in Leith, Edinburgh. Trainspotting has sold more than a million copies in the UK alone, and was adapted into a hit movie directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor.
The Trainspotting audiobook is narrated by the Scottish actor Tam Dean Burn (listening time: 12 hours).
Interviews with Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh recommends the best Crime Novels
We learn much more from failure than we do from success, says Irvine Welsh. The author of Trainspotting recommends his own favourite crime novels.
Interviews where books by Irvine Welsh were recommended
Great Actors Read Great Novels
If you enjoy listening to books as audiobooks, it’s a great time to be alive. From Rosamund Pike narrating Pride and Prejudice, Jeremy Irons reading Lolita to Meryl Streep telling the story of Heartburn, many prominent actors have signed up for performing their favourite books in unabridged versions.
The Best Novels on Drug Addiction, recommended by Shazia Omar
Author and social psychologist discusses the nature of drug addiction and the problems associated with it. Discusses books by Coelho, Welsh and Kerouac
