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Publication Date
1995-04-01
Pages
302
ISBN
9780393312805
Book Title
Acid House
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Item Length
8.3 in
Publication Year
1995
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Irvine Welsh
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author)
Item Weight
13.7 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
302 Pages

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He is called "the Scottish Celine of the 1990s" ( Guardian ) and "a mad, postmodern Roald Dahl" ( Weekend Scotsman ). Using a range of approaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy, Irvine Welsh is able to evoke the essential humanity, well hidden as it is, of his generally depraved, lazy, manipulative, and vicious characters. He specializes particularly in cosmic reversals--God turn a hapless footballer into a fly; an acid head and a newborn infant exchange consciousnesses with sardonically unexpected results--always displaying a corrosive wit and a telling accuracy of language and detail. Irvine Welsh is one hilariously dangerous writer who always creates a sensation.

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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393312801
ISBN-13
9780393312805
eBay Product ID (ePID)
148279

Product Key Features

Book Title
Acid House
Number of Pages
302 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author)
Genre
Fiction
Author
Irvine Welsh
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
13.7 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
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Wakey Wakey! says Fiona when she flips on the light in Keith's tank. Keith has no body, but his brain is alive. and what about you, dear reader? Heads up, because here is Irvine Welsh and The Acid House, a collection of brilliant energy. These stories both challenge and illuminate the darkest of human experience, leavening horror with humor and a sudden, sly compassion., I like The Acid House immensely. Irvine Welsh is the real thing - a marvelous admixture of nihilism and heartbreak, pinpoint realism (especially in dialect and tone) and almost archetypal universality., [O]ne of the most significant writers in Britain. He writes with style, imagination, wit, and force, and in a voice which those alienated by much current fiction clearly want to hear., Like a master pocket billiards player, Irvine Welsh, with smooth, gliding strokes and a shard-like humor, sinks a rack of short stories one by one, with chaotic caroms, double banks, and, most of all, extraordinary uses of tricky English., Wakey Wakey! says Fiona when she flips on the light in Keith's tank. Keith has no body, but his brain is alive. and what about you, dear reader? Heads up, because here is Irvine Welsh and The Acid House , a collection of brilliant energy. These stories both challenge and illuminate the darkest of human experience, leavening horror with humor and a sudden, sly compassion.
Lccn
94-036703
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Lc Classification Number
Pr6073.E47a25 1995
Copyright Date
1994

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  • Title fits the book, A GREAT read!

    All of Irvine Welsh's books are awesome, if you like short stories or havent read any of his other work this book would be a great fit for you, After you read this I would reccomend Filth and then Trainspotting.