 First edition | |
| Author | Irvine Welsh |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English, Scots |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 304 pp |
| ISBN | 0-224-03685-8 |
| OCLC | 32467731 |
The Acid House is a 1994 book by Irvine Welsh,[1] later made into a film of the same name.[2] It is a collection of 22 short stories, with each story (between three and 20 pages) featuring a new set of characters and scenarios.
Stories[edit]
- "The Shooter"
- "Eurotrash"
- "Stoke Newington Blues"
- "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)"
Film adaptation[edit]
The 1998 film, The Acid House, directed by Paul McGuigan, dramatizes 3 of the 22 stories from the book - "The Granton Star Cause", "A Soft Touch", and "The Acid House".
References[edit]
- ^ Birch, Helen (16 April 1994). "Meeting God down the pub: The Acid House - Irvine Welsh". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Ford, Matt (11 September 2013). "Irvine Welsh: The 'unfilmable' Filth finally makes it to the big screen". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 26 July 2014.