Often focusing on aimless and shiftless young people from the lower classes who devote their energies to drugs, crime, and sex, Welsh's stories gain authenticity by his reliance on the Scottish vernacular, which supplies his bleak tales of depravity and degradation with a heavy dose of black humor. Welsh portrays contemporary Scottish life with brutal accuracy in novels, short stories, and novellas depicting the underbelly of Edinburgh society. Library of Congress 88 Books That Shaped America.Johnson Highspot of American Literature.Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Achievement.What makes a book an "Antiquarian Book"?.
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