Trainspotting

Name: Trainspotting
Author: Irvine Welsh
ISBN: 9780749333331

by Irvine Welsh

1993 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 3 places · 2 primary

Sense of Place

5/5

Description · Open Library (CC0)

Scottish writer Irvine Welsh's first novel, Trainspotting, is a collection of short-stories revolving around a group of friends, their drug use, and struggles in the city of Edinburgh.

Set in

★
Leith · United Kingdom
port district, primary heroin scene
★ primary
★
Leith · United Kingdom
heroin subculture hub
★ primary
Muirhouse · United Kingdom
Muirhouse estate, worst toilet in Scotland

Also set in Leith

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