The Blade Artist
OCLC 946602506 | | |
Preceded by | A Decent Ride | |
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Followed by | Dead Men's Trousers |
The Blade Artist is a 2016 novel by Scottish writer
Synopsis
Begbie, a violent thug and principal antagonist of Welsh's prior books, is now going by the name of Jim Francis, living and working as an artist in California. He returns to Scotland to attend the funeral of his murdered son.[1] His wife Melanie slowly comes to terms with Jim's dark past.[1]
Critical reception
The novel received mostly good reviews. In The Daily Telegraph, Orlando Bird called it "lean, clever and propulsive".[2] Hannah McGill of The Scotsman commended Welsh's perceptive description of the "divisions that rend families, and the minor lies and delusions that sustain relationships"[3]
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Adaptation
In December 2021, Robert Carlyle confirmed that he would be reprising the role of Begbie from the film adaptations of Trainspotting and Porno in a TV miniseries based on The Blade Artist.[8]
References
- ^ a b The Blade Artist. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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ignored (help) - ^ Bird, Orlando (8 April 2016). "The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh: a lean thriller about Trainspotting's Begbie". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ McGill, Hannah (2 April 2016). "Book review: The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Seddon, Callum (27 April 2016). "The Blade Artist". The Oxonian Review. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Badami, Sunil (30 April 2016). "Irvine Welsh back with the bams in The Blade Artist". The Australian. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Martiny, Erik (4 April 2016). "The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh". The London Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ a b Ditum, Sarah (7 April 2016). "The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh review – a troublesome follow-up to Trainspotting". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Robert Carlyle To Reprise Role Of Francis Begbie In 'Trainspotting' TV Sequel 'The Blade Artist'". Deadline. 6 October 2021.