Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting (1993)

Lamont, C. (2017) Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting (1993). Studies in Scottish Literature, 43(2), pp. 213-215.

Abstract

Discusses the continuing power of Welsh's classic novel, set among violent drug addicts in Edinburgh, and the parallels it suggests between individual self-loathing, self-harm, and dependency, and Scottish attitudes to national identity in the 1990s.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Lamont, Dr Craig
• Authors: Lamont, C.
• Subjects: P Language and Literature > PE English
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > Scottish Literature
• Journal Name: Studies in Scottish Literature
• Publisher: University of South Carolina
• ISSN: 0039-3770
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2017 University of South Carolina Press
• First Published: First published in Studies in Scottish Literature 43(2):213-215
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher