The Acid House
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The Acid House is a collection of darkly comic and surreal short stories by Scottish author Irvine Welsh that explores the gritty underbelly of contemporary urban life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Acid House canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Acid House (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Irvine Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Paul McGuigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| follows | Trainspotting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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dark comedy ⓘ short stories ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-224-03672-6 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Smart Cunt
NERFINISHED
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A Smart Cunt (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ A Soft Touch NERFINISHED ⓘ Across the Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Disnae Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurotrash NERFINISHED ⓘ Granny’s Old Junk NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa’s Mum Meets the Queen Mum NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowman Building Parts for Rico the Squirrel NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoke Newington Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ The Acid House (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Acid House (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Granton Star Cause NERFINISHED ⓘ The Granton Star Cause (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ The House of John Deaf NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Resort on the Adriatic NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shooter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Philosophers NERFINISHED ⓘ Vat ’96 ⓘ Wayne Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Where the Debris Meets the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
drug use
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social marginalization ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ violence ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 22 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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urban Scotland ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
dark humor
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surreal elements ⓘ use of Scots dialect ⓘ |
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