He is called \“the Scottish Celine of the 1990s\” (Guardian) and\n\“a mad, postmodern Roald Dahl\” (Weekend Scotsman). Using a range of\napproaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy, Irvine Welsh is\nable to evoke the essential humanity, well hidden as it is, of his\ngenerally depraved, lazy, manipulative, and vicious characters. He\nspecializes particularly in cosmic reversals-God turn a hapless\nfootballer into a fly; an acid head and a newborn infant exchange\nconsciousnesses with sardonically unexpected results-always\ndisplaying a corrosive wit and a telling accuracy of language and\ndetail. Irvine Welsh is one hilariously dangerous writer who always\ncreates a sensation.

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