Porno

In the last gasp of youth, Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson is back in Edinburgh. He taps into one last great scam: directing and producing a porn film. To make it work, he needs bedfellows: the lovely Nikki Fuller-Smith, a student with ambition, ego, and troubles to rival his own; old pal Mark Renton; and a motley crew that includes the neighborhood's favorite ex-beverage salesman, "Juice" Terry.

In the world of Porno, however, even the cons are conned. Sick Boy and Renton jockey for top dog. The out-of-jail and in-for-revenge Begbie is on the loose. But it's the hapless, drug-addled Spud who may be spreading the most trouble.

Porno is a novel about the Trainspotting crew ten years further down the line: still scheming, still scamming, still fighting for the first-class seats as the train careens at high velocity with derailment looming around the next corner.

“"Welsh's ear for dialect doesn't fail him in this worthy successor, and his fans won't be disappointed."”

"A version of the English language that has seemingly been poured into a blender and whirred at high speed with a handful of razor blades." -- GQ -- Library Journal "A worthy sequel... Charming, funny and sly, Porno is a good poke at all kinds of pretence and moral tidiness." -- Melanie McGrath - Evening Standard [London]

Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting, Ecstacy, Filth (soon to be a major motion picture), Glue, Porno, and Crime, among other works. Welsh is also producing movies and writing screenplays. A native of Edinburgh, he lives in Chicago and Miami.

In the Last Gasp of Youth, Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson is back in Edinburgh. He taps into one last great scam: directing and producing a porn film. To make it work, he needs bedfellows: the lovely Nikki Fuller-Smith, old pal Mark Renton, and a motley crew of the neighborhood favorites. In the world of Porno, even the cons get conned. Sick Boy and Renton Jockey for top dog, and out-of-jail and in-for-revenge Begbie is on the loose. But it's hapless, drug-addled Spud who may be spreading the most trouble. Porno is a novel about the Trainspotting crew ten years further down the line: still scheming, still scamming, still fighting for the first-class seats as the train careens at high velocity with derailment looming around the next corner.

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