Glue

Zusatztext 'Glue' is the story of four boys growing up in the Edinburgh schemes! andabout the loyalties! the experiences and secrets that hold them togetherinto their thirties. As we follow their lives from the '70s into the newcentury - from punk to techno! from speed to Es - we can see each of themtrying to struggle out from under the weight of the conditioning of classand culture! peer pressure and their parents' hopes that maybe their sonswill do better than they did... Informationen zum Autor Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting , has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written fourteen further novels, including the number one Sunday Times bestseller Dead Men’s Trousers , four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami. Klappentext A story of four boys growing up in the Edinburgh schemes, and about the loyalties, the experiences - and the secrets - that hold them together into their thirties. What binds the four of them is the friendship formed by the scheme, their school, and their ambition to escape from both; their loyalty fused in street morality. Zusammenfassung A story of four boys growing up in the Edinburgh schemes, and about the loyalties, the experiences - and the secrets - that hold them together into their thirties. What binds the four of them is the friendship formed by the scheme, their school, and their ambition to escape from both; their loyalty fused in street morality.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Irvine Welsh, Welsh Irvine
• Verlag: Random House Uk Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9780099285922
• ISBN: 978-0-09-928592-2
• Seiten: 556
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 197 mm x 34 mm
• Gewicht: 391 g
• Serien: Vintage Paperbacks; Vintage Paperbacks
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Schottische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Friendship, Edinburgh, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Contains explicit or offensive material or content, FICTION / World Literature / Scotland / 21st Century