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Description for Porno
paperback. Ten years on from "Trainspotting", Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Ten years on from Trainspotting Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice. However, to realise his dream of directing and producing a pornographic movie, Sick Boy must team up with old pal and fellow exile Mark Renton. In the world of Porno, though, nothing is straightforward, as Sick Boy and Renton find out that they have unresolved issues to address concerning the increasingly unhinged Frank Begbie, the troubled, ... Read more
Ten years on from Trainspotting Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice. However, to realise his dream of directing and producing a pornographic movie, Sick Boy must team up with old pal and fellow exile Mark Renton. In the world of Porno, though, nothing is straightforward, as Sick Boy and Renton find out that they have unresolved issues to address concerning the increasingly unhinged Frank Begbie, the troubled, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099422464
SKU
KKD0004420
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written thirteen further novels, including the number one bestseller Dead Men’s Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Crime and The Long Knives have been adapted ... Read more
Reviews for Porno
Funny, appalling, frightening
Mail on Sunday
A brilliant satirical study of the ugly dynamic which draws together predators and prey
Sunday Telegraph
Not for the fainthearted... Highly entertaining
Sunday Times
Funny and eloquently obscene
Daily Telegraph
A worthy sequel... A touching love song to the possibilities and limits of friendship. Charming, funny ... Read more
Mail on Sunday
A brilliant satirical study of the ugly dynamic which draws together predators and prey
Sunday Telegraph
Not for the fainthearted... Highly entertaining
Sunday Times
Funny and eloquently obscene
Daily Telegraph
A worthy sequel... A touching love song to the possibilities and limits of friendship. Charming, funny ... Read more