The Other, the New, and the Old. Three Images of Leith in Irvine Welsh’s Porno

In this paper, I focus on Irvine Welsh’s novel Porno (2002), the sequel to Trainspotting (1993). Most of the events of the novel take place in Edinburgh, and the changing face of Leith, a working-class neighbourhood, becomes the central axis in the story. By drawing on Edward Relph (1976) and Harol...

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Main Author: Deividas Zibalas
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Vilnius University Press 2021-12-01
Series:Literatūra (Vilnius)
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/literatura/article/view/26478