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The Acid House Paperback - 1995

by Irvine Welsh

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Using a range of approaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy, Irvine Welsh is able to evoke the essential humanity, well hidden as it is, of his generally depraved, lazy, manipulative and vicious characters. He specializes especially in cosmic reversals--God turns a hapless footballer into a fly--always displaying a corrosive wit.

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He is called "the Scottish Celine of the 1990s" (Guardian) and "a mad, postmodern Roald Dahl" (Weekend Scotsman). Using a range of approaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy, Irvine Welsh is able to evoke the essential humanity, well hidden as it is, of his generally depraved, lazy, manipulative, and vicious characters. He specializes particularly in cosmic reversals--God turn a hapless footballer into a fly; an acid head and a newborn infant exchange consciousnesses with sardonically unexpected results--always displaying a corrosive wit and a telling accuracy of language and detail. Irvine Welsh is one hilariously dangerous writer who always creates a sensation.

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  • Title The Acid House
  • Author Irvine Welsh
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 302
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Publication date 1995-04-01
  • ISBN 9780393312805 / 0393312801
  • Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.26 x 5.54 x 0.73 in (20.98 x 14.07 x 1.85 cm)
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Scotland - Social life and customs - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94036703
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Booklist, 04/15/1995, Page 1478
  • Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/1995, Page 181
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/06/1995, Page 67
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