Trainspotting universe
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The Trainspotting universe is a gritty, darkly comic fictional world centered on a group of working-class Scots navigating heroin addiction, crime, and friendship in Edinburgh.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional universe ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
feature films
ⓘ
stage plays ⓘ |
| createdBy | Irvine Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
drug culture in Edinburgh
ⓘ
youth subculture in Scotland ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
crime fiction ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Daniel "Spud" Murphy
NERFINISHED
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Diane Coulston NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Begbie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Renton NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy MacKenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecurringCharacter |
Daniel "Spud" Murphy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Begbie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Renton NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffCharacterWork | The Blade Artist (Francis Begbie novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
multiple first-person narrators
ⓘ
use of Scots dialect ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Edinburgh city centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dead Men’s Trousers (novel)
NERFINISHED
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Porno (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Skagboys (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ T2 Trainspotting (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trainspotting (1996 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trainspotting (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originWork | Trainspotting (1993 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| primarySetting | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfOriginWork | Secker & Warburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
crime
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ heroin addiction ⓘ poverty ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
gritty ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
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