Berthold Schoene is Professor of English and Director of the English Research Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is the editor of The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature (EUP, 2007) and author of The Cosmopolitan Novel (EUP, 2009) and Writing Men (EUP, 2000).

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• Abbreviations; Series Editor's Preface; A Brief Biography; Introduction, Berthold Schoene; 1. Welsh and Tradition, Alice Ferrebe; 2. Welsh's Novels, Matt McGuire; 3. Welsh's Shorter Fiction , David Borthwick; 4. Trainspotting, the Film, Duncan Petrie; 5. Welsh and Gender, Carole Jones; 6. Welsh, Drugs and Subculture, Berthold Schoene; 7. Welsh and the Theatre, Adrienne Scullion; 8. Welsh and Identity Politics, Gavin Miller; 9. Welsh and Edinburgh, Peter Clandfield and Christian Lloyd; 10. Welsh in Translation, Katherine Ashley; Notes; Further Reading; Notes on Contributors; Index.

Berthold Schoene is Professor of English and Director of the English Research Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is the editor of The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature (EUP, 2007) and author of The Cosmopolitan Novel (EUP, 2009) and Writing Men (EUP, 2000).

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• Abbreviations; Series Editor's Preface; A Brief Biography; Introduction, Berthold Schoene; 1. Welsh and Tradition, Alice Ferrebe; 2. Welsh's Novels, Matt McGuire; 3. Welsh's Shorter Fiction , David Borthwick; 4. Trainspotting, the Film, Duncan Petrie; 5. Welsh and Gender, Carole Jones; 6. Welsh, Drugs and Subculture, Berthold Schoene; 7. Welsh and the Theatre, Adrienne Scullion; 8. Welsh and Identity Politics, Gavin Miller; 9. Welsh and Edinburgh, Peter Clandfield and Christian Lloyd; 10. Welsh in Translation, Katherine Ashley; Notes; Further Reading; Notes on Contributors; Index.

Berthold Schoene is Professor of English and Director of the English Research Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is the editor of The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature (EUP, 2007) and author of The Cosmopolitan Novel (EUP, 2009) and Writing Men (EUP, 2000).

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• Abbreviations; Series Editor's Preface; A Brief Biography; Introduction, Berthold Schoene; 1. Welsh and Tradition, Alice Ferrebe; 2. Welsh's Novels, Matt McGuire; 3. Welsh's Shorter Fiction , David Borthwick; 4. Trainspotting, the Film, Duncan Petrie; 5. Welsh and Gender, Carole Jones; 6. Welsh, Drugs and Subculture, Berthold Schoene; 7. Welsh and the Theatre, Adrienne Scullion; 8. Welsh and Identity Politics, Gavin Miller; 9. Welsh and Edinburgh, Peter Clandfield and Christian Lloyd; 10. Welsh in Translation, Katherine Ashley; Notes; Further Reading; Notes on Contributors; Index.