Scottish writer Irvine Welsh's first novel, Trainspotting, is a collection of short-stories revolving around a group of friends, their drug use, and struggles in the city of Edinburgh.
Adaptations (2)
Trainspotting has been adapted into 2 films, from 1996 to 2017. The most recent is T2 Trainspotting (2017).
Trainspotting1996 · film · 93 min · dir. Danny Boyle · IMDb ↗Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
T2 Trainspotting2017 · film · 117 min · dir. Danny Boyle · IMDb ↗After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.
