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Dead men's trousers / Irvine Welsh.

Welsh, Irvine, (author.).

Summary:

Mark Renton is finally a success. An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, soulless hotel rooms and broken relationships have left him dissatisfied with his life. He's then rocked by a chance encounter with Frank Begbie, from whom he'd been hiding for years after a terrible betrayal and the resulting debt. But the psychotic Begbie appears to have reinvented himself as a celebrated artist and - much to Mark's astonishment - doesn't seem interested in revenge. Sick Boy and Spud, who have agendas of their own, are intrigued to learn that their old friends are back in town, but when they enter the bleak world of organ-harvesting, things start to go so badly wrong. Lurching from crisis to crisis, the four men circle each other, driven by their personal histories and addictions, confused, angry - so desperate that even Hibs winning the Scottish Cup doesn't really help. One of these four will not survive to the end of this book. Which one of them is wearing Dead Men's Trousers?
Fast and furious, scabrously funny and weirdly moving, this is a spectacular return of the crew from TRAINSPOTTING. Mark Renton is finally a success but the constant travel, soulless hotel rooms and broken relationships have left him dissatisfied with his life. He's then rocked by a chance encounter with Frank Begbie, from whom he'd been hiding for years after a terrible betrayal and the resulting debt. But the psychotic Begbie appears to have reinvented himself as a celebrated artist and doesn't seem interested in revenge. Sick Boy and Spud, who have agendas of their own, are intrigued to learn that their old friends are back in town. One of these four will not survive to the end of this book.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781787330788 (paperback) :
  • ISBN: 1787330788 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 419 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: London, England : Jonathan Cape, 2018.

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General Note:
Sequel to: Porno.

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Subject: Friendship > Fiction.
Revenge > Fiction.
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Genre: Humorous fiction.
Black humor.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at South Interlake Regional Library.

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