Dec 18, 2009
Even in an age accustomed to hyping first novels as instant classics, the commercial and critical success of Irvine Welsh has been remarkable. Indeed, Welsh was not only one of the most successful writers of the 1990’s but also among the most influential. Welsh did not singlehandedly bring about the Scottish literary renaissance; Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, Iain Banks, and Janice Galloway had already laid the groundwork. However, Welsh focused the world’s attention on Scotland, demonstrating how multiform the nation and its literature are and making the publication of Scottish...
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