TRAINSPOTTING [Signed]

New York, New York: W.W. Norton, 2002. First US Hardcover Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 343 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket. Spine is black with scratched white and neon green lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$23.95" on front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along extremities and a small tear to paper binding on front tail edge. Contains a photo of Irvine Welsh at a signing. Signed flat by Irvine Welsh on title page. JW Consignment. Shelved in Case 7. Irvine Welsh's nonlinear, 1993 debut TRAINSPOTTING skyrocketed the Scottish writer into the literary zeitgeist. Chronicling the adventures, mishaps, and hallucinations of a group of heroin users in Edinburgh, Scotland, TRAINSPOTTING encapsulates the punk rawness of the 1990s, juxtaposing the horrors of drug addiction with the irony of community. The novel was longlisted for the Booker prize in its year of publication (it was deemed too offensive for the shortlist by judges) and went on to be adapted as a cult classic film by Danny Boyle starring Ewan MacGregor in 1996. The British Film Institute ranked Boyle's adaptation 10th in its definitive list of the 100 best British movies of all time. 1391987. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.