The Blade Artist is a 2016 novel by Irvine Welsh. The novel is set in the same universe as Trainspotting, catching up with Begbie's past and present. Buy The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jim Francis has finally found the perfect life and is now unrecognisable, even to himself. A successful painter and sculptor, he lives quietly with his wife, Melanie, and their two young daughters, in an affluent beach town in California. Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting, Porno and Filth, among many other novels and short stories. Born in Leith, Edinburgh, in 1957, he now lives in Chicago. In his new book, The Blade Artist, Trainspottings most violent character, Begbie, is a successful artist living in California. In The Blade Artist, Irvine Welsh returns to the life of Francis Begbie, one of the protagonists of his debut Trainspotting (1993), its sequel Porno (2002) and prequel Skagboys (2012). The Blade Artist is a long way from the vivacious amorality of Trainspotting, all the more obviously so because its stamping the same ground. Maybe Welsh like Begbie needs to make a break with his past. To order The Blade Artist for 10. I was lucky enough to see Irvine Welsh speak at the Cambridge Literary Festival a few weeks ago. Now based in Chicago, he was visiting the UK in promotion of his. The Blade Artist is an elegant, electrifying novel ultra violent but curiously redemptive and it marks the return of one of modern fictions most infamous, terrifying characters, the incendiary Francis. Bringing Begbie back in The Blade Artist is akin to the episode of Happy Days when Fonz takes up ballet to impress a girl. Buy, download and read The Blade Artist ebook online in EPUB format for iPhone, iPad, Android, Computer and Mobile readers. The Blade Artist Irvine Welsh audio book free download, . Shared by: YourMum Written by Irvine Welsh Read by Tam Dean Burn Format: M4B Bitrate: 64 Kbps. The Blade Artist is an elegant, electrifying novel ultra violent but curiously redemptive and it marks the return of one of modern fiction's most infamous, terrifying characters, the incendiary Francis Begbie from Trainspotting. Jan 03, 2011The Blade Artist Tema Principal Completo de la Telenovela Cadenas de Amargura (1991). Autor: Dwight Bernard Mikkelsen Album: Rains Day The Blade Artist 3. 84 Rating Details 1, 180 Ratings 164 Reviews. Jim Francis has finally found the perfect life and is now unrecognisable, even to himself. A successful painter and sculptor, he lives quietly with his wife, Melanie, and their two young daughters, in an affluent beach town in California. Irvine Welsh to publish Francis Begbie novel The Blade Artist has changed his name to Jim Francis and has made a career for himself as a successful artist. The Blade Artist is a 2016 novel by Irvine Welsh. The novel is set in the same universe as Trainspotting, catching up with Begbie's past and present. The Blade Artist is a book by Irvine Welsh and is part of the Mark Renton series. Jim Francis has finally found the perfect life and is now unrecognisable, even to himself. The Blade Artist is an elegant, electrifying novel ultraviolent but curiously redemptive and it marks the return of one of modern fiction's most infamous, terrifying characters: the incendiary Francis Begbie. The Blade Artist is the 11th novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh, , available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Trainspottings Begbie is a new man in Irvine Welshs solid sequel, writes Hannah McGill. The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh Jonathan Cape, 288pp, 12. 99 The Blade Artist is an elegant, electrifying novel ultraviolent but curiously redemptive and it marks the return of one of modern fiction's most infamous. I n The Blade Artist, though, things have changed. Begbie, now middleaged, has swapped the infernal claustrophobia of Leith for the expanse of California, where he