Irvine Welsh is the author of seven previous novels and four books of shorter fiction. He currently lives in Chicago.
Masterful… its banter, outrage and razor wit sing off the page * Independent * Brilliant and even more thrilling than its predecessor * Mail on Sunday * Quite simply a masterpiece * Scotsman * A brilliantly funny, scary, sweeping novel with all the energy of Welsh’s debut * Independent on Sunday * Funny…visceral and true… Welsh’s finest work to date * The Times * Filthy, or fulthy, and hugely funny… Remarkable * Daily Telegraph * Skagboys is a compelling tale...a seriously entertaining piece of work * Irish Times * Welsh performs the mysterious feat of making you think that his characters are real * Guardian * Trainspotting may be a masterpiece but Skagboys is the reason the artist painted it, and sometimes that’s the most compelling story * Stylist * A cracking read * Time Out *