Irvine Welsh\'s controversial first novel, set on the heroin-addicted fringe of working-class youth in Edinburgh, is yet another exploration of the dark side of Scottishness.
The main character, Mark Renton, is at the center of a clique of nihilistic slacker.
Irvine Welsh\'s controversial first novel, set on the heroin-addicted fringe of working-class youth in Edinburgh, is yet another exploration of the dark side of Scottishness