If You Liked School You'll Love Work Explained
If You Liked School You'll Love Work |
Author: | Irvine Welsh |
Country: | Scotland |
Language: | English, Scots |
Genre: | Short stories |
Publisher: | Jonathan Cape |
Release Date: | July 2007 |
Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages: | 320 pp |
Isbn: | 0-393-33077-X |
Dewey: | 823/.914 22 |
Congress: | PR6073.E47 I35 2007 |
Oclc: | 122974241 |
If You Liked School You'll Love Work is a collection of short stories from novelist Irvine Welsh. It was released in the UK on 5 July 2007, and in the U.S. on 4 September 2007.
Stories
- "Rattlesnakes"—Three young Americans find themselves in dire circumstances in the desert, when one of them receives a snakebite on the genitals.
- "If You Liked School You'll Love Work..."—Expatriate English publican juggles business, family and women, on the Canary Islands.
- "The DOGS of Lincoln Park"—American yuppies and a Korean chef collide.
- "Miss Arizona"—Struggling independent filmmaker follows in the footsteps of his hero, only to find himself much closer than he imagined.
- "Kingdom of Fife"—Scottish Subbuteo player and ex-jockey, Jason King, seeks love and destiny amid a background of corruption and loss in this novella.