The Acid House

Author: Irvine Welsh

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General Fields

  • : $29.99 AUD
  • : 9780099435013
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Arrow
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  • : 0.208
  • : April 1996
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 18mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 9.99
  • : April 1995
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  • : Irvine Welsh
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  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 823/.914
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  • : 304
  • : Modern fiction; Short stories
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Barcode 9780099435013
9780099435013

Description

"The characters in this extraordinary book are often - on the surface - depraved, vicious, cowardly and manipulative, but their essential humanity is never undermined. Two professors of philosophy turn pugilists; Leith removal men become the objects of desire for Hollywood goddesses; God turns Boab Coyle into a house-fly; and in the novella, 'A Smart Cunt', the drug-addled young hero spins off on a collision course with his past. The Acid House is a bizarre, disturbing and hilarious collection from one of the most uncompromising and original writers around."

Promotion info

An unsettling, shocking and very funny collection of short stories. 20031017

Reviews

"Mind-bendingly good."
--"GQ magazine"
"The collection as a whole is sick, horrific, occasionally moving and very funny."
--"New Statesman"

Author description

Irvine Welsh is the author of several works of fiction, most recently Crime. He lives in Dublin.