Bizarre, disturbing and hilarious writing from one of the literary world s most uncompromising and original stars. 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."
Bizarre, disturbing and hilarious writing from one of the literary world s most uncompromising and original stars. Two professors of philosophy tu...
In a surrealist South Africa, Roy is engaged on a strange mission to eradicate the evil predator-scavenger bird, the marabou stork, before it drives away the peace-loving flamingo from the picturesque Lake Torto. But behind this world are Roy s bizarre family, the Scottish housing scheme of his youth, his mundane job, and his youthful life of brutality with a gang of soccer thugs. When the two worlds overlap, the potentially charming story of ornithological goodwill mutates into a filthy tale of violence, abuse and redemption."
In a surrealist South Africa, Roy is engaged on a strange mission to eradicate the evil predator-scavenger bird, the marabou stork, before it drives a...
A best-selling authoress of Regency romances suffers a paralyzing stroke and plots revenge on her unfaithful husband; a soccer thug and his love go in search of the man who marketed the drug that crippled her in order to cripple him; Lloyd and Heather explore the true nature of house music and chemical romance in the grim backstreets of Edinburgh."
A best-selling authoress of Regency romances suffers a paralyzing stroke and plots revenge on her unfaithful husband; a soccer thug and his love go in...
With the festive season almost upon him, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson is winding down at work and gearing up socially - kicking off Christmas with a week of sex and drugs in Amsterdam. There are irritating flies in the ointment, though, including a missing wife, a nagging cocaine habit, and a dramatic deterioration in his genital health.
With the festive season almost upon him, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson is winding down at work and gearing up socially - kicking off Christmas wi...
Kiedy Lucy Brennan, trenerka fitness z Miami Beach, rozbraja bandytę ścigającego dwóch przerażonych bezdomnych, policja i kamery serwisów informacyjnych depczą jej po piętach i w ciągu paru godzin Lucy staje się bohaterką mediów. Jedynym świadkiem tego zdarzenia jest pogrążona w depresji i cierpiąca na nadwagę Lena Sorensen, która dostaje obsesji na punkcie Lucy i zapisuje się na jej zajęcia, choć wydaje się, że jest bardziej zainteresowana ciałem trenerki niż swoim własnym. Kiedy dwie kobiety zbliżają się do siebie, nie mogąc uwolnić się od myśli o życiu...
Kiedy Lucy Brennan, trenerka fitness z Miami Beach, rozbraja bandytę ścigającego dwóch przerażonych bezdomnych, policja i kamery serwisów inform...
"Brilliantly written, inventive, funny, appalling, frightening and every bit as good as Trainspotting." --Mail on Sunday Ten years on from Trainspotting, Simon 'Sick Boy' Williamson is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity, which to him represents one last throw of the dice. However, to realise his dream of directing and producing a pornographic movie, Sick Boy must team up with old pal and fellow exile Mark Renton and a motley crew that...
"Brilliantly written, inventive, funny, appalling, frightening and every bit as good as Trainspotting." --Mail on Sunday Ten years ...
Jim Francis has finally found the perfect life - and is now unrecognisable, even to himself. A successful painter and sculptor, he lives quietly with his wife, Melanie, and their two young daughters, in an affluent beach town in California. But Francis has a very dark past, with another identity and a very different set of values.
Jim Francis has finally found the perfect life - and is now unrecognisable, even to himself. A successful painter and sculptor, he lives quietly with ...
Jim Francis jest wzorowym obywatelem stanu Kalifornia. Mieszka w domu przy plaży wraz z żoną i dwiema córkami. Jim jest też artystą, a jego rzeźby i obrazy pełne przemocy są antytezą życia prywatnego. Jim lubi tańczyć salsę i czyta Mechaniczną Pomarańczę na tablecie. Można by powiedzieć sielanka – nic jednak nie jest takie jak się wydaje. Pewnego dnia dostaje dramatyczną wiadomość z Edynburga. W poprzednim życiu w stolicy Szkocji miał też żonę i dwóch synów. Młodszy, którego prawie nie znał zostaje zamordowany w tajemniczych okolicznościach. Już lecąc do...
Jim Francis jest wzorowym obywatelem stanu Kalifornia. Mieszka w domu przy plaży wraz z żonÄ… i dwiema córkami. Jim jest też artystÄ…, a jego rzeÅ...
Mark Renton is finally a success. An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, soulless hotel rooms and broken relationships have left him dissatisfied with his life. He’s then rocked by a chance encounter with Frank Begbie, from whom he’d been hiding for years after a terrible betrayal and the resulting debt. But the psychotic Begbie appears to have reinvented himself as a celebrated artist and – much to Mark’s astonishment – doesn’t seem interested in revenge.
Sick Boy and Spud, who have agendas of their...
Mark Renton is finally a success. An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, ...