ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: Ostalo
Jezik: Srpski
Autor: Strani

rainspotting is a 1993 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh that revolves around a group of heroin addicts living in Leith, Edinburgh. The novel`s protagonist is Mark Renton, a cynical heroin user who attempts to kick his addiction several times. Other key characters include Renton`s friends Simon `Sick Boy` Williamson, a con artist, Daniel `Spud` Murphy, a kind but troubled addict, and Francis `Franco` Begbie, a violent psychopath.

The nonlinear plot follows the group`s experiences with heroin addiction, crime, friendship, and life in gritty Edinburgh during the late 1980s. Major events include Renton giving his friend Tommy a hit of heroin that leads to Tommy`s downward spiral and eventual death from AIDS, the accidental death of Sick Boy`s infant daughter, and Begbie`s penchant for drunken violence. The narratives are written in Scottish English dialects with liberal use of profanity.