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PUBLISHER: Random House (Digital)

FORMAT: Electronic book text

ISBN: 9781448128860

RRP: £1.87

PAGES: 42

PUBLICATION DATE:
November 17, 2011

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The State of the Party

Irvine Welsh

Calum’s evening gets off to nostalgic start when a childhood friend, now a junkie, wanders into the bar. His drinking partner, Crooky, has procured some hits of acid, and the trio head off in search of a party. However, their trip goes badly wrong and the morning brings with it a bleak comedown. Part of the Storycuts series, this story was previously published in the collection Reheated Cabbage.

Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh is the author of several works of fiction, including the bestselling Trainspotting. He lives in Dublin.

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