Irvine Welsh
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The Scottish author Irvine Welsh travels from his adopted home of Chicago for one of his rare appearances. He will be presenting his new novel The Blade Artist, which is set in the same universe as his world-famous first novel, Trainspotting.
Welsh fans will meet familiar characters in The Blade Artist. First and foremost is Frank Begbie, who has left his old life as a brutal thug, jailbird and drunkard behind him and is making a new start as Jim Francis. Together with his wife and two daughters, he leads a quiet life under the California sun. But then his son from his first marriage is murdered. To attend the funeral, Jim travels once again to the city he never wanted to set foot in again. And on Edinburgh's streets, people whisper: Franco Begbie is back ...
"A great book, a breathtaking thriller." (Frankfurter Rundschau)
The conversation will be in English.
Following the reading with Irvine Welsh, we will show the film Trainspotting (1996) and look forward to seeing Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie again!
The drug drama based on the novel by Irvine Welsh is one of the most successful British films of all time; brilliantly acted, superbly written and just bursting with visual ideas. A darkly intoxicating, dirty masterpiece.