Irvine Welsh

11/08/2022 30 min Episodio 64
Irvine Welsh

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Irvine Welsh became a spokesperson for the rave generation when he first published Trainspotting. But his books are about more than drugs and parties: they are a sympathetic and poignant depictions of the working class male psyche. He joined me to discuss addiction, why joblessness has created a mental health epidemic and what he did when his mate started crying in the pub.Buy his excellent new novel ‘The Long Knives’ here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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