Ma, a prescindere da ogni considerazione, I lunghi coltelli è un romanzo che mette in discussione ogni valore morale e che punta a squarciarti la pancia (e non solo...) a causa dei tuoi errori e delle tue debolezze. Irvine Welsh travalica i confini del bene e del male per raccontare - a modo suo - una storia fatta di dolore, rabbia e ingiustizia, dove i buoni diventano cattivi perché tutti sono andati troppo oltre e non si torna più indietro. However, events over there soon reminded him of the child murder case in Edinburgh that caused him to suffer the breakdown in the first place. Read More Related Articles The Long Knives (2022) is a sequel to Crime (2008) which in turn was a follow-up of sorts to Filth (1998). It works fine as a standalone novel. Probably what might have been is that it might’ve been shite. I can’t think of a working-class British writer who’s done massively well out of winning the Booker prize; it didn’t do [James] Kelman much good. Aye, a proper musical, with singing and dancing and shit,” laughs Welsh. “Phil McIntyre [promoter and producer] had been asking me for years to do it, and I always said, nah, I’m not doing that.

Edinburgh author Irvine Welsh has dedicated his latest novel to close friend Bradley Welsh after his death in 2019. Singh, Anita (10 May 2023). "Crime, review: yes, it's yet another crime drama – but Irvine Welsh's new series is a different beast". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 14 May 2023. He told STV current affairs show Scotland Tonight at the Edinburgh International Book Festival: “We shot the first season based in part on the original book. Suscita inoltre un certo fastidio o quanto meno un distacco di partecipazione (ma forse è solo una mia personale idiosincrasia…) il fatto che il nocciolo dell’intera trama poliziesca sia costruito sul tema dei crimini sessuali più disumani, la violenza sui minori e la redenzione affidata a una vendetta perseguita per anni e messa in atto con una ferocia non inferiore a quella dei criminali primari. I really got into the actors and how they’re performing, so I thought ‘I’ll just sandwich another book in’ and that’s become the season.

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From Trainspotting to the TV series of Crime: the Irvine Welsh interview". The Shortlisted. 19 November 2021 . Retrieved 14 May 2023. Irvine Welsh has described politicians as “grotesque” as he revealed his latest novel is already on its way to screens. On 23 July 2020, BritBox announced that Irvine Welsh would be adapting Crime as a six-part miniseries for streaming service with Irvine Welsh adapting his own book alongside Dean Cavanagh. [3] The series is set in Edinburgh but filmed there and Glasgow. [4] Second series [ edit ]

Harvey, Chris (10 May 2023). "Dougray Scott on 'ferocious' Sturgeon, the SNP and what he really thinks about independence". The Daily Telegraph. Midgley, Carol (9 May 2023). "Crime review — Irvine Welsh finds humour amid the horror". The Times . Retrieved 14 May 2023. Mangan, Lucy (18 November 2021). "Crime review – Irvine Welsh's first TV drama is a dreich and plodding affair". The Guardian.

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You have the book out and a few days later we start filming [it]. We’re in pre-production now, so it’s kind of record time.” A mio parere l’operazione gli riesce solo in parte, perché se l’atmosfera edimburghese è come sempre rappresentata in maniera ineccepibile, l’autore non sembra del tutto a proprio agio con gli stilemi del giallo/poliziesco: in primo luogo appare controproducente e fin troppo sfruttata la scelta di intervallare alla narrazione capitoli in cui uno degli efferati killer ripercorre in prima persona vicende ed antefatti. Così si svelano prematuramente gli aspetti più misteriosi delle azioni criminali, del loro movente e degli immancabili rituali connessi con gli omicidi seriali.