Trainspotting

by Irvine Welsh

This novel looks at life in the dark underside of Edinburgh, the AIDS capital of Europe, through the jaded eyes and harsh vernacular of heroin addict Mark Renton, who is sick of his friends, sick with the city and its deserted docklands, and above all sick with himself. From the soundtrack to the quotable opening to the cut’n’paste delirium of the editing, matching the highs and lows of heroin abuse, Danny Boyle made this one of the most exhilerating films of his generation.

Publisher: Vintage