Biography
Previously, lovers of books were read by the works of Chekhov, Bulgakov, Hemingway and other recognized geniuses of literature, and now many are preferred by Estravagant writers of modernity who are accustomed to shocking the public. If we talk about the era of postmodernism, then the current reader will remember both Chuck Palanik and Viktor Pelevin and Irwin Welsh - the author of the cult novels of modernity.Childhood and youth
Irwin Welsh was born on September 27, 1958 (although on some sources the true year of the birth of the writer - 1951) in the provincial port town of Lite, not far from the capital of Scotland.
When the boy turned 4 years old, he, together with his parents, moved to Edinburgh. Mom Irvina served coffee at a local restaurant, and the pope worked to handle in the port until he had problems with the lungs. Therefore, Welsh Sr. threw smoking, left with shipyard and began to trade carpets in a small shop. When the future writer turned 25 years old, his father died.
According to Irwin's memories, his parents were careful with money, so the boy did not know what luxury is. For example, his Christmas gifts did not differ in particular diversity, and sometimes they were not at all, since all the means were spent only on clothes and food.
After graduating from High School Ainslie Park High School in Edinburgh, Irwin did not think about the creative profession, but chose a more landed launch, posting for courses in the specialty "Electric". After graduating from them, he got an assistant technique on television, where he received seventeen pounds a week. But due to an accident at work (Irwin struck electric shock) The future author of bestsellers was forced to find another thing that causes income.
In 1978, when Wella was 20 years old, he went into free swimming and moved to the foggy capital of Great Britain. There, an outstanding young man tried to reveal his creative potential in music: Young Welsh played a guitar in punk groups. Also, worked with styard of plates and cook. Irwin tightly fell on heroin and spent his time among drug addicts. It is also worth noting that Scotland has become the only one from the company who survived after the HIV epidemic. In the future, his sobban life was reflected in numerous novels.
Welsh's life in Northern London is difficult to call sweet: a wrinkled young man has repeatedly violated the public order and had problems with the law due to fraud. But the reckless existence of Irvina in an unfamiliar country lasted for a short time - the guy had an understanding of what to continue to descend to the bottom of the community.
Therefore, in the middle of 1980, when construction boom began in the capital of Great Britain, Welsh began to work as a realtor. This happened due to the accident: Irwin crashed into an accident and received compensation in the amount of two thousand pounds. Instead of letting money on ecstasy, Welsh began to invest in real estate.
After staying in London, Irwin returned to his native Scotland, where he received a higher education at the University of Heriot Watt University with the specialty "Informatics".
Literature
Welsh began to engage in literature in the early 90s. The fact is that when in the pursuit of the stability of Irwin settled the instructor in the housing department and traveled from the office to the office, it was boring labor weekdays forced the young man to take the book.
Surprisingly, but the first autobiographical romance of a little-known writer "On the needle" (1993) instantly became a world bestseller. In the handwritten debut of Welsh under the thick layer of black and dirt, you can trace an outstanding philosophical idea, thanks to which the novel became popular.
It is noteworthy that the book was wrote on Scottish and English with the excessive use of youth slang, the slang vocabulary and obscene Brani. Therefore, people who are accustomed to the classics of Turgenev or Lion Tolstoy, similar to know-how of a modern writer is not easy. The novel, who is saturated with black humor and ruthless cork with a crust of the black humor and ruthless cynicism, tells about the unusual young people of the suburbs of Edinburgh.
They are unusual because instead of a happy life they chose endless chase for a new dose of heroin, an insensitive sex life and disgusting behavior. But, plunging all deeper into the novel, the reader learns that these anti-conformists independently chose the road on the inclined, not guided by the influence of the era or the street.
In 1995, the director Danny Boyle, inspired by Roman Welsh, took the drama "on the needle". The main roles of friends-drug addicts were performed by Yuen McGregor, Johnny Lee Miller, Robert Carlisle and Yuen Breman. By the way, the writer himself positively refers to the embodiment of his works on large screens. Welsh used to say that he even has his own manager in Hollywood.
"This does not mean that I climb into someone else's business. Let them decide how and that to shoot. I need them for consultations - always please, I will be glad to help. I do not need - standing on the sidelines, "Irwin admitted in one of the interviews.After the success of the bestseller, the master of the pen continues to bend his line, telling about lovers of dangerous potions. Thus, in 2002, Sicvel appears to the previous product - the novel "Porn", and in 2012 the author launched with the name "Boys at a dose".
In 1995, the second novel Welsh "Nightmars Aist Marabu", which tells about the memories of Roy Stowng - Marginala, located in a coma. This book, filled with impartial stories about non-victim, incest and racism, was published five times and translated into different languages of the world.
Continuing to describe the harsh realities of being, in 1998 the writer will raise the public and produces a book with a bold name "shit". The plot of this work tells about the sales kopean Bruce Robertson, who has everything: trouble-free girls, drugs, "roof over head" and alcohol, a rustling river. However, in the life of the Mount-policeman there are two things that can undermine his health and override careers overnight. In 2013, according to the "Shit", the director John S. Bearde removed the film "Dirt" with James McEevoy and Jamie Bella in high roles.
In 2001, Irwin, accustomed to working in a monetary genre, writes the novel "Glug", and in 2006 the book "Alkovna Secrets of Chefs" is coming. In 2014, Welsh produces the first novel "The Sexual Life of Siamese Gemini", the plot of which is not rotating around Scotland, but develops in America. In this book, Welsh considers not only the outer shell of the world, but also internal conflicts of the main character. Despite the fact that Brenna is a zealous worker of a healthy lifestyle, this lady is not offended to be broken into an inadvertible connection with both men and women.
The novel "The Sexy Life of Siamese Gemini" received ambiguous reviews of critics. For example, The Guardian noted a fairly fresh plot, while other reviewers were dissatisfied with the fact that Irwin impresses an unreliable narrator, jumping from place to place.
Among other things, one time Irwin Welsh wrote notes for The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian, and also engaged in writing scenarios (which accounted for 35% of its income). He also tried himself as an actor: the writer appeared in the films "on the needle" (1995), "Anton" (2008) "eleven magnificent" (2013), etc.
Personal life
Information about the personal life of Irwin is extremely scarce: according to rumors, the writer lives in America with his wife Elizabeth. There are no children from spouses. Welsh confessed in an interview that he was retired, because he was not as a profession, but as a hobby.
It is also known that the writer is Philanthrop, he often lists large sums into charitable funds. However, Irwin dislikes those celebrities that are engaged in human-loving.
Irwin Welsh now
In 2017, Irwin Welsh took part in the filming of the film "T2: Trainspotting" ("on the needle 2"), the director of whom Danny Boyle spoke.Quotes
- "Every day I'm dawn every day."
- "So often happens: until last happiness, it seems to be handed to hand, but you can not reach anyway."
- "There are no innovative. Some to blame more than others. "
- "Sometimes friends are the most recent people who can be trusted."
Bibliography
- 1993 - on the needle
- 1994 - Vomor in the system
- 1994 - Melnik
- 1994 - Rokhale
- 1995 - Astra Marabu nightmares
- 1996 - and ever hiding fate
- 1996 - Lorrain rides in Livingston
- 1996 - invincible
- 1998 - shit
- 2001 - Clay
- 2002 - Porn
- 2006 - Alcove Secrets of Chefs
- 2008 - Crime
- 2014 - Sexual life of Siamese twins
- 2015 - good trip