# The Acid House

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- Authors: [Irvine Welsh](https://www.bookquiver.com/irvine-welsh)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2009-05-07

## Description

The characters in this extraordinary book are often - on the surface - depraved, vicious, cowardly and manipulative, but their essential humanity is never undermined. Two professors of philosophy turn pugilists; Leith removal men become the objects of desire for Hollywood goddesses; God turns Boab Coyle into a house-fly; and in the novella, 'A Smart Cunt', the drug-addled young hero spins off on a collision course with his past. The Acid House is a bizarre, disturbing and hilarious collection from one of the most uncompromising and original writers around.

## Editions

### The Acid House

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-00-9943-501-3
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2009-05-07
- Language: en_GB