{"id":1035,"date":"2019-06-19T05:34:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T05:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dajuroka.com\/blog\/?page_id=1035"},"modified":"2019-06-20T01:06:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T01:06:03","slug":"irvine-welsh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.dajuroka.com\/blog\/?page_id=1035","title":{"rendered":"Irvine Welsh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EsozpEE543w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R2GKVtWsXKY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n<br><br>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/authors\/1461084249p8\/5687.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Irvine Welsh\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/photos\/1305311702p8\/265214.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Irvine Welsh2\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/photos\/1305311759p8\/265217.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Irvine Welsh2\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br>\n<br><br>\n<strong>Bibliography:<\/strong><\/p>\n<li>Trainspotting (1993)<\/li>\n<li>Filth ()<\/li>\n<li>Porno ()<\/li>\n<li>The Acid House()<\/li>\n<li>Marabou Stork Nightmares  ()<\/li>\n<li>Skagboys ()<\/li>\n<li>The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs ()<\/li>\n<li>Crime ()<\/li>\n<li>Glue ()<\/li>\n<li>and more to be listed&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Dead Men&#8217;s Trousers (2017)<\/li>\n<li>T2 Trainspotting (2018)<br>\n<br><br>\nFrom Goodreeads<i><br>\nBorn in Leith, Scotland on September 27, 1958<br>\nWebsite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irvinewelsh.net\/\"> Irvine Welsh Website<\/a><p><\/p>\n<p>Influences: Fyodor Dostoevsky, C\u00e9line, Alasdair Gray, William Burroughs, Hubert S &#8230;more<\/p>\n<\/i><p><i>Probably most famous for his gritty depiction of a gang of Scottish Heroin addicts, <i>Trainspotting<\/i> (1993), Welsh focuses on the darker side of human nature and drug use. All of his novels are set in his native Scotland and filled with anti-heroes, small-time crooks, and hooligans. Welsh manages, however, to imbue these characters with a sad humanity that makes them likable despite their obvious scumbaggery. Irvine Welsh is also known for writing in his native Edinburgh Scots dialect, making his prose challenging for the average reader unfamiliar with this style.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Dead Man&#8217;s Trousers<\/i> is a continuation of the influential <i>Trainspotting<\/i> story. The original characters have moved on, some more than others. More contemporary culture.<\/p><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bibliography: Trainspotting (1993) Filth () Porno () The Acid House() Marabou Stork Nightmares () Skagboys () The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs () Crime () Glue () and more to be listed&#8230; Dead Men&#8217;s Trousers (2017) T2 Trainspotting (2018) From Goodreeads Born in Leith, Scotland on September 27, 1958 Website Irvine Welsh Website Influences: &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dajuroka.com\/blog\/?page_id=1035\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Irvine Welsh<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"amazonpipp_noncename":"","amazon-product-isactive":"","amazon-product-single-asin":"","amazon-product-content-location":"1","amazon-product-content-hook-override":"3","amazon-product-excerpt-hook-override":"3","amazon-product-singular-only":"","amazon-product-amazon-desc":"","amazon-product-show-gallery":"","amazon-product-show-features":"","amazon-product-newwindow":"3","amazon-product-show-list-price":"","amazon-product-show-used-price":"","amazon-product-show-saved-amt":"","amazon-product-timestamp":"","amazon-product-new-title":"","amazon-product-use-cartURL":"","amazon_featured_post_meta_key":"","_amazon_featured_alt":"","amazon-product-template":"","spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaoL7Z-gH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1835,"url":"http:\/\/www.dajuroka.com\/blog\/?page_id=1835","url_meta":{"origin":1035,"position":0},"title":"Christmas Music Videos","date":"June 27, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I posted one of these each day on LinkedIn leading up to Christmas 2015. 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