Porno

'Brilliantly written, inventive, funny, appalling, frightening and every bit as good as Trainspotting' Mail on SundayTen years on from Trainspotting Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice. However, to realise his dream of directing and producing a pornographic movie, Sick Boy must team up with old pal and fellow exile Mark Renton. In the world of Porno, though, nothing is straightforward, as Sick Boy and Renton find out that they have unresolved issues to address concerning the increasingly unhinged Frank Begbie, the troubled, drug-addled Spud, but, most of all, with each other.

“"The poet laureate of the chemical generation." --The Face "Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius. He is the best thing that has happened to British writing for decades." --Sunday Times "A pure writer, producing staggering feats of storytelling… the skill of a master." --Independent”

Funny, appalling, frightening Mail on Sunday
A brilliant satirical study of the ugly dynamic which draws together predators and prey Sunday Telegraph
Not for the fainthearted... Highly entertaining Sunday Times
Funny and eloquently obscene Daily Telegraph
A worthy sequel... A touching love song to the possibilities and limits of friendship. Charming, funny and sly, Porno is a good poke at all kinds of pretence and moral tidiness Evening Standard

Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written thirteen further novels, including the number one bestseller Dead Men's Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Crime and The Long Knives have been adapted into a television series starring Dougray Scott as Ray Lennox. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.

'Funny and eloquently obscene' Daily Telegraph Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity, which to him represents one last throw of the dice. However, to realise his dream of directing and producing a pornographic movie, Sick Boy must team up with old pal and fellow exile Mark Renton. In the world of Porno , however, nothing is straightforward, as Sick Boy and Renton find out that they have unresolved issues to address, concerning the increasingly unhinged Frank Begbie, the troubled, drug-addled Spud, but, most of all, with each other. 'A brilliant satirical study of the ugly dynamic which draws together predators and prey' Sunday Telegraph 'Not for the faint-hearted... Highly entertaining' Sunday Times 'A worthy sequel... A touching love song to the possibilities of friendship. Charming, funny and sly, Porno is a good poke at all kinds of pretence and moral tidiness' Evening Standard

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