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This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Trainspotting is the first novel by scottish writer irvine welsh, first published in 1993. Trainspotting was directed by danny boyle and is a sequel to 1997s trainspotting. Used, trainspotting you are bidding on the superb last instalment of the trainspotting series dead mens trousers by irvine welsh. Trainspotting by irvine welsh is an irreverent and uncompromising portrait of the heroin subculture in edinburgh. Ewan mcgregor made his first big impact in danny boyles darkly humorous junkie romp, trainspotting. Director danny boyles film trainspotting is an adaptation of irvine welshs novel of the same name, which is more or less a collection of loosely related events which only really converge. T2 was released in the united kingdom on 27 january 2017, and worldwide throughout february and march 2017.
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