Irvine Welsh lives in London. His first book Trainspotting
(1993) reached the last top ten for the Booker prize and was turned into a successful film
and stage play. His other books are The Acid House, a collection of short stories
published in 1994, a second novel, Marabou Stork Nightmares (1995), and most
recently Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, published in 1996. He is
currently working on a third novel, Filth, due for U.K publication in Autumn 1998.
He made a hit single (No. 17 in the UK) with Primal Scream and is working on a 'disco'
album with DJ Kris Needs. Four stories from The Acid House are currently being made
for television by Channel 4.His
books have been translated into eleven languages around the world.
UPDATE : Check out review of 'Filth'
from issue 9
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