The Acid House
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  • Published: 6 June 1995
  • ISBN: 9780099435013
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $24.99

The Acid House

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1 Sep 2010
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17 Jun 2010
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6 Jun 1995
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An unsettling, shocking and very funny collection of short stories.

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.
  • Published: 6 June 1995
  • ISBN: 9780099435013
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $24.99
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Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh is the author of eleven previous novels and four books of shorter fiction. He currently lives in Chicago.

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Praise for The Acid House

Every bit as filthy, funny and provocative as the novel that proceeded it [Trainspotting]… Welsh's first collection of short stories is a riot of colourful characters, eye-watering vernacular and imaginative story-telling. This is one of Britain's best writers in his swaggering pomp, and the result is brilliantly addictive.

Esquire
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