The Acid House - by Irvine Welsh (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Using a range of approaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy, Irvine Welsh is able to evoke the essential humanity, well hidden as it is, of his generally depraved, lazy, manipulative and vicious characters. He specializes especially in cosmic reversals--God turns a hapless footballer into a fly--always displaying a corrosive wit.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>He is called the Scottish Celine of the 1990s (<em>Guardian</em>) and a mad, postmodern Roald Dahl (<em>Weekend Scotsman</em>). Using a range of approaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy, Irvine Welsh is able to evoke the essential humanity, well hidden as it is, of his generally depraved, lazy, manipulative, and vicious characters. He specializes particularly in cosmic reversals--God turn a hapless footballer into a fly; an acid head and a newborn infant exchange consciousnesses with sardonically unexpected results--always displaying a corrosive wit and a telling accuracy of language and detail. Irvine Welsh is one hilariously dangerous writer who always creates a sensation.<br /><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[O]ne of the most significant writers in Britain. He writes with style, imagination, wit, and force, and in a voice which those alienated by much current fiction clearly want to hear.-- "Times Literary Supplement"<br><br>I like <em>The Acid House</em> immensely. Irvine Welsh is the real thing - a marvelous admixture of nihilism and heartbreak, pinpoint realism (especially in dialect and tone) and almost archetypal universality.--David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest<br><br><em>Wakey Wakey!</em> says Fiona when she flips on the light in Keith's tank. Keith has no body, but his brain is alive. and what about you, dear reader? Heads up, because here is Irvine Welsh and <em>The Acid House</em>, a collection of brilliant energy. These stories both challenge and illuminate the darkest of human experience, leavening horror with humor and a sudden, sly compassion.--Kathryn Harrison, author of Exposure<br><br>Like a master pocket billiards player, Irvine Welsh, with smooth, gliding strokes and a shard-like humor, sinks a rack of short stories one by one, with chaotic caroms, double banks, and, most of all, extraordinary uses of tricky English.--Jim Carroll, author of The Basketball Diaries<br><br>Superb. Amis and Donleavy have at last found a rightful heir.--Terry Southern, author of Candy<br>
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