Search results
Skagboys is a 2012 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. It is a prequel to his 1993 novel Trainspotting, and its 2002 sequel Porno. It follows the earlier lives of characters Renton and Sick Boy as they first descend into heroin addiction.
Apr 19, 2012 · Skagboys. Irvine Welsh. 4.05. 16,428 ratings753 reviews. Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a place at university. But there's no room for him in the 1980s.
- (16.4K)
- Paperback
People also ask
Where can I buy Skagboys?
Is Skag Boys a sequel to Trainspotting?
Who is sick boy in Skagboys?
Jun 17, 2013 · Paperback – June 17, 2013. by Irvine Welsh (Author) 4.5 2,375 ratings. Book 1 of 5: Mark Renton. See all formats and editions. Prequel to the best-selling phenomenon Trainspotting, this exhilarating and moving novel shows how Welsh’s colorful miscreants first went wrong.
- (2.4K)
- $13.39
- Irvine Welsh
- W. W. Norton & Company
Sep 17, 2012 · Prequel to the best-selling phenomenon Trainspotting, this exhilarating and moving novel shows how Welsh’s colorful miscreants first went wrong. Marked by Irvine Welsh’s scabrous humor and raw Scottish vernacular, Skagboys transports us to 1980s Edinburgh, where the Trainspotting crew is just getting started.
- (2.3K)
- Irvine Welsh
- Hardcover
Skagboys. by Irvine Welsh (Author) Prequel to the best-selling phenomenon Trainspotting, this exhilarating and moving novel shows how Welsh’s colorful miscreants first went wrong. Mark Renton’s life seems to be on track: university, pretty girlfriend, even social success.
Sep 17, 2012 · by Irvine Welsh (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.5 2,395 ratings. Book 1 of 5: Mark Renton. See all formats and editions. Prequel to the best-selling phenomenon Trainspotting, this exhilarating and moving novel shows how Welsh’s colorful miscreants first went wrong.
- Irvine Welsh
Oct 5, 2012 · His eighth novel, “Skagboys,” takes up the story of the “Trainspotting” crew in training. It’s a sprawling effort, the author’s attempt at a social epic worthy of Dickens.
