The Acid House

253 Pages·2008·2.22 MB·English

by  Irvine Welsh

CONTENTS
Cover
About the Book
About the Author
Also by Irvine Welsh
Dedication
Title Page
Epigraph
The Shooter
Eurotrash
Stoke Newington Blue
Vat ’96
A Soft Touch
The Last Resort on the Adriatic
Sexual Disaster Quartet
Snuff
A Blockage in the System
Wayne Foster
Where the Debris Meets the Sea
Granny’s Old Junk
The House of John Deaf
Across the Hall
Lisa’s Mum Meets the Queen Mum
The Two Philosophers
Disnae Matter
The Granton Star Cause
Snowman Building Parts for Rico the Squirrel
Sport for All
The Acid House
A Smart Cunt: a novella
Acknowledgments
Copyright
About the Book
An unsettling, shocking and very funny collection of stories. The characters in
this extraordinarty book are often – on the surface – depraved, vicious, cowardly
and manipulative, but their essential humanity is never undermined. Two
professors of philosophy turn pugilists; Leith removal men become the objects
of desire for Hollywood goddesses; God turns Boab Coyle into a house-fly; and
in the novella, ‘A Smart Cunt’, the drug-addled young hero spins off on a
collision course with his past.
The Acid House is a bizarre, disturbing and hilarious collection from one of the
most uncompromising and original writers around.
About the Author
Irvine Welsh is the author of several works of fiction. He lives in Dublin.
ALSO BY IRVINE WELSH
Fiction
Trainspotting
Marabou Stork Nightmares
Ecstasy
Filth
Glue
Porno
The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs
If You Liked School, You’ll Love Work …
Crime
Drama
You’ll Have Had Your Hole
Babylon Heights (with Dean Cavanagh)
Screenplay
The Acid House
For my parents, Pete and Jean Welsh,
for all their love and support.
IRVINE WELSH
The Acid House
When Caesar’s mushroom is in season It is the reversal of the mushroom season
As Caesar’s mushroom comes in March The mushroom season is in September
Six months earlier