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Children of Albion Rovers

Alan Warner author Irvine Welsh author Laura Hird author Paul Reekie author James Meek author Gordon Legge author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Canongate Books

Published:1st Jan '01

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A collection of novellas from six talented writers who emerged from Scotland in the 1990s

Children of Albion Rovers is the best-selling and critically acclaimed collection of novellas that features six of the most exciting young writers to emerge from Scotland in the 90s: award-winning authors Irvine Welsh, Alan Warner, Gordon Legge, and James Meek and introducing the striking new talents of Laura Hird and Paul Reekie. Children of Albion Rovers is a world of tripped-out crematorium attendants (Alan Warner), vengeful traffic-wardens (James Meek), born-again vinyl junkies (Gordon Legge), and teenage girls who sexually humiliate their teachers (Laura Hird). Also included are Paul Reekie's fictional account of ideals betrayed, and Irvine Welsh's first ever sci-fi story, featuring alien space casuals wreaking havoc through the known universe. The resulting mix is intoxicating to say the least.

ISBN: 9780862417314

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 15mm

Weight: 164g

240 pages

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