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Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and filmmaker. His novels and short stories, which almost always take place in his native Scotland, are known for their gritty depictions of working-class life and its intricacies; particularly drug addiction, social alienation, lack of opportunity and boredom, amongst others.
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culture · Scottish novelist (born 1958) · writer · screenwriter · novelist · playwright · science fiction writer · prose writer · film actor · short story writer · film producer · film director · also Irvine Welsh, Irvine John Welsh, Welsh
Born 27 September 1958 · Q178403
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@irvinewelsh.bsky.social I passed thru Leith, Ontario, Canada the other day. It's a sleepy stretch along southern Georgian Bay just outside the city of Owen Sound. Thought of your books.
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2026· 20 entries
“@irvinewelsh.bsky.social I passed thru Leith, Ontario, Canada the other day. It's a sleepy stretch along southern Georgian Bay just outside the city of Owen Sound. Thought of your books.”
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New Statesman: Irvine Welsh has chosen life
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“Now we're talking! Well, @irvinewelsh.bsky.social and @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social will be! In celebration of Irvine's new book - Can Nothing Save Us? join him in conversation at #louder2026 Sunday 15th November, 6pm The Innside, Manchester All tickets: tinyurl.com/4fcxxk5z”
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The Times: Irvine Welsh: ‘Labour building more? I’ll believe it when I see it’
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Forbes México: De ‘Trainspotting’ a ‘Men in Love’: Irvine Welsh reflexiona sobre la adultez en su nuevo libro
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“www.bbc.com/sport/footba... He’s fucked now.”
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“Farage/Trump: climate change is a hoax Badenoch: fuck net zero Meanwhile In One Week During Europe's Record Heat Wave, Deaths Increased by 16000 Gift article www.nytimes.com/interactive/...”
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““An epic American family saga, it explores a collective emotional malaise at the heart of a great power in decline. This is a bold and ambitious work” —Jake Arnott reviews 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘜𝘴?, @irvinewelsh.bsky.social’s latest novel 💙📚 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...”
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“Can Nothing Save Us? by Irvine Welsh review – US family saga is a late-career triumph”
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The Guardian: Can Nothing Save Us? by Irvine Welsh review – US family saga is a late-career triumph
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“This is not a drill, I repeat this is not a drill! @irvinewelsh.bsky.social has a new book !!!”
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“Nothing more exciting than a new Irvine Welsh book @irvinewelsh.bsky.social”
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“This bad bastard comes out today. Probably the best I’ve done.”
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Public attention spiked: 2,652 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5× the usual 534, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “‘Am I 68? 69?’ Irvine Welsh on growing old, getting clean, bashing out his new novel – and flirting with guns” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: ‘Am I 68? 69?’ Irvine Welsh on growing old, getting clean, bashing out his new novel – and flirting with guns
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“The over privileged shit outs who urge ‘fight or die’ always want other people to do it on their behalf.”
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The Guardian: The best books to read in June: new paperbacks from Ian McEwan, Arundhati Roy and Irvine Welsh
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The Guardian: ‘It’s got real sass!’ Irvine Welsh chooses new life for Trainspotting as a stage musical
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The Guardian: Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh review – uniquely funny writer holds court
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2025· 5 entries
The Guardian: ‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’ Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg
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The Guardian: Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough review – a candid portrait of a literary one-off
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The Guardian: Zadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson sign letter calling for Israel boycott
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The Guardian: Men in Love by Irvine Welsh review – the Trainspotting boys grow up
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The Guardian: Irvine Welsh: ‘I’m often astounded that any relationships take place these days’
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2024· 4 entries
The Guardian: Irvine Welsh to publish new sequel to Trainspotting
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The Guardian: Irvine Welsh’s Crime series two review – as dark and twisted as Luther
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The Guardian: Irvine Welsh: ‘If reading gives you comfort, you’re not doing it right’
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Published “Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches” in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles — cited 4,104 times.
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2023· 10 entries
“Tomorrow https:// mastodon.scot/@IrvineWelsh/111 047313166882490”
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“I’m know I’m biased but I thought Season One was very, very good, and I believe that Season Two is way better. But don’t take my word for it.”
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“Nice piece. This film obviously had a lot to live up to but I’m very proud of it. https:// faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-acid- house-other-insane-90s-movie-from-the-mind-of-irvine-welsh/”
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“https:// mastodonapp.uk/@RMTunion/11094 3620771339101”
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“https:// deadline.com/2023/08/irvine-we lsh-crime-transgender-character-1235524897/”
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“I’ve escaped festival Edinburgh for Buckinghamshire this weekend and enjoying the break.”
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“https://www. london-books.co.uk/poachers-hi ll”
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“https://www. whattowatch.com/watching-guide s/crime-season-2-plot-cast-and-all-we-know-about-irvine-welshs-crime-thriller”
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“https:// soundcrashmusic.com/show/irvin e-welsh/ Looking forward to this”
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2022· 1 entry
Welsh married Emma Currie, an actor and sister of Scottish musician Momus
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2021· 1 entry
A TV adaptation of Crime was launched in the UK on BritBox as a six-episode series starring Dougray Scott as detective Lennox
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2018· 2 entries
Published “Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines” in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles — cited 9,732 times.
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Published “The UK Biobank resource with deep phenotyping and genomic data” in Nature — cited 9,129 times.
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2010· 1 entry
Published “Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results” in Science — cited 3,564 times.
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2009· 1 entry
Welsh directed the film Good Arrows (co-directed by Helen Grace)
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2007· 1 entry
Welsh published If You Liked School You'll Love Work, his first collection of short stories in over a decade
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2006· 1 entry
Directed a short film to accompany the track "Atlantic" from Keane's album Under the Iron Sea
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2005· 1 entry
In benefit of the One City Trust for social inclusion in Edinburgh
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2001· 1 entry
Directed a 15-minute film for Gene's song "Is It Over" which is taken from the album Libertine
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1978· 1 entry
Where he played guitar and sang in The Pubic Lice and Stairway 13
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1958· 1 entry
Born 1958-09-27.
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