num_pages: 344
description: This novel looks at life in the dark underside of Edinburgh, the AIDS capital of Europe, through the jaded eyes and harsh vernacular of heroin addict Mark Renton, who is sick of his friends, sick with the city and its deserted docklands, and above all sick with himself.
language: English
title: Trainspotting
titlecomplete: Trainspotting
characters: Mark Renton, Simon Williamson
genres: Fiction, British Literature, Thriller, Scotland, Literature, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, 20th Century, Crime
ratings_count: 164471
places: Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, London, England
series: Mark Renton
publisher: Minerva