Irvine Welsh

Previously, book lovers read the works of Chekhov, Bulgakov, Hemingway and other recognized geniuses of literature, and now many prefer the extravagant writers of our time, who are used to shock the public. If we talk about the era of postmodernism, then the current reader will remember both Chuck Palahniuk and Victor Pelevin, and Irwin Welch, the author of cult novels of our time.

Irwin Welch was born on September 27, 1958 (although according to some sources, the writer's true year of birth is 1951) in the provincial port town of Leith, not far from the capital of Scotland.

When the boy was 4 years old, he and his parents moved to Edinburgh. Irwin's mom served coffee at a local restaurant, and the writer's dad worked as a laborer in the port until he started having lung problems. So Welsh Sr. quit smoking, left the shipyard and started selling carpets in a small shop. When the future writer was 25 years old, his father died.

According to Irwin's memoirs, his parents were careful with money, so the boy did not know what luxury was. For example, his Christmas gifts were not very diverse, and sometimes they were not at all, since all funds were spent only on clothes and food.

After graduating from high school Ainslie Park High School in Edinburgh, Irwin did not think about the creative profession, but chose a more mundane path, enrolling in an electrician course. After graduating, he got a job as a technician assistant on television, where he earned seventeen pounds a week. But due to an accident at work (Irwin was electrocuted), the future bestselling author was forced to find another profitable business.

In 1978, when Welch was 20 years old, he set out on a free voyage and moved to the foggy capital of Great Britain. There, an extraordinary young man tried to reveal his creative potential in music: the young Welch played the guitar in punk bands. He also moonlighted as a slab stacker and cook. Irwin was heavily addicted to heroin and spent his time with friends who are addicted. It is also worth noting that the Scotsman became the only one from the company who survived the HIV epidemic. Later, his chaotic life was reflected in numerous novels.

Welch's life in North London can hardly be called sweet: an eccentric young man more than once violated public order and had problems with the law due to the machinations carried out. But Irwin's reckless existence in an unfamiliar country did not last long - the guy had an understanding that it was impossible to continue sinking to the bottom of society.

Therefore, in the middle of 1980, when a construction boom began in the capital of Great Britain, Welch began to earn money as a realtor. It happened thanks to an accident: Irwin crashed in an accident and received compensation in the amount of two thousand pounds. Instead of spending money on ecstasy, Welch began investing in real estate.

After staying in London, Irwin returned to his native Scotland, where he graduated from Heriot Watt University with a degree in Computer Science.

Welch began his literary studies in the early 90s. The fact is that when, in pursuit of stability, Irwin got a job as an instructor in the housing department and traveled from office to office, it was boring workdays that forced the young man to take up a book.

Surprisingly, the first autobiographical novel of a little-known writer "Trainspotting" (1993) instantly became a world bestseller. In Welsh's handwritten debut, under a thick layer of blackness and filth, an extraordinary philosophical thought can be traced, thanks to which the novel became popular.

It is noteworthy that the book was written in Scottish and English with excessive use of youth slang, slang vocabulary and foul language. Therefore, for people accustomed to the classics of Turgenev or Leo Tolstoy, such a know-how of a modern writer is not easy. The novel, which is saturated from cover to cover with black humor and ruthless cynicism, tells the story of unusual young people in the suburbs of Edinburgh.

They are unusual in that instead of a happy life, they chose endless pursuits for a new dose of heroin, promiscuous sex life and disgusting behavior. But, plunging deeper and deeper into the novel, the reader learns that these anti-conformists independently chose the road along the slope, not being guided by the influence of the era or the street.

In 1995, director Danny Boyle, inspired by Welch's novel, directed the drama Trainspotting. Ewan McGregor, Johnny Lee Miller, Robert Carlisle, and Ewan Bremner starred the drug addict friends. By the way, the writer himself has a positive attitude towards the embodiment of his works on the big screens. Welsh used to say that he even had his own manager in Hollywood.

After the success of the bestselling book, the pen master continues to bend his line, telling the story of lovers of a dangerous potion. Thus, in 2002, a sequel to the previous work, the novel "Porn," was born, and in 2012, the author released a prequel titled "Boys on Dose."

In 1995, Welch's second novel, The Nightmares of the Marabou Stork, was released, which tells the story of the memories of Roy Strang, a marginalized in a coma. Filled with hard-hitting stories of injustice, incest and racism, this book has been published five times and translated into different languages.

Continuing to describe the harsh realities of life, in 1998 the writer shocks the public and publishes a book with the daring title "Shit". The plot of this work tells about the corrupt cop Bruce Robertson, who has everything: trouble-free girls, drugs, "a roof over his head" and alcohol flowing like a river. However, in the life of a would-be policeman, two things arise that can undermine his health and overnight deprive him of his career. In 2013, based on Shit, director John C. Baird directed The Dirt, starring James McAvoy and Jamie Bell.

In 2001, Irwin, accustomed to working in the genre of counterculture, wrote the novel "Clay", and in 2006 the book "Alcove Secrets of Chefs" was published. In 2014, Welch released his first novel, The Sexual Life of Siamese Twins, whose plot revolves not around Scotland, but develops in America. In this book, Welch examines not only the outer shell of the world, but also the internal conflicts of the protagonist. Despite the fact that Brenna is a zealous guardian of a healthy lifestyle, this lady is not averse to indulging in indiscriminate relationships with both men and women.

The Sexual Life of Siamese Twins has received mixed reviews from critics. For example, The Guardian noted a fairly fresh plot, while other reviewers were unhappy that Irwin gives the impression of an unreliable storyteller, jumping from place to place.

Among other things, at one time Irwin Welch wrote articles for The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian, and was also involved in scripting (which accounted for 35% of his income). He also tried himself as an actor: the writer appeared in the films Trainspotting (1995), Anton (2008), Eleven Gorgeous (2013), etc.

Information about Irwin's personal life is extremely scarce: according to rumors, the writer lives in America with his wife Elizabeth. The spouses have no children. Welch admitted in an interview that he is retired because he regards writing not as a profession, but as a hobby.

It is also known that the writer is a philanthropist, he often transfers large sums to charitable foundations. However, Irwin dislikes those celebrities who show off their philanthropy.

In 2017, Irwin Welch took part in the filming of T2: Trainspotting (Trainspotting 2), directed by Danny Boyle.

"Every day at dawn I die." "It often happens: the past happiness seems to be on the doorstep, but it is still impossible to reach it." “There are no innocent people. Some are more to blame than others. " "Sometimes friends are the very last people you can trust."

1993 - On the needle 1994 - Blockage in the system 1994 - Brainstorm 1994 - Rokhlya 1995 - Nightmares of the stork Marabou 1996 - And fate always hides 1996 - Lorraine goes to Livingston 1996 - Invincible 1998 - Shit 2001 - Clay 2002 - Porn 2006 - Alcove secrets of the chef chefs 2008 - Crime 2014 - Sexual life of Siamese twins 2015 - Nice trip

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