{"product_id":"if-you-liked-school-youll-love-work-9780393330779","title":"If You Liked School, You'll Love Work","description":"Irvine Welsh's first short-story collection since his debut work \u003cem\u003eThe Acid House\u003c\/em\u003e presents five extraordinary stories, which remind us that he is a master of the short form, a brilliant storyteller, and--unarguably--one of today's funniest and most subversive writers. In \"Rattlesnakes\" three young Americans, lost in the desert, are accosted by two armed Mexicans. A Korean chef and a Chicago socialite find themselves connected through the disappearance of a pooch named Toto in \"The D.O.G.S. of Lincoln Park.\" And in the title story, Mickey Baker--an ex-pat English bar owner living on the Costa Brava--tries to keep all of his balls in the air: maintaining his barmaid's weight at the sexual maximum, attending to the youthful Persephone, and dodging his ex-wife and Spanish gangsters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In typically Welshian fashion, the characters and settings are anything but typical. These stories will make you laugh and gasp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irvine Welsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393330779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/30\/2007 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2007 pg. 825\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2007 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2007 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelsh, Irvine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eIrvine Welsh\u003c\/strong\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEcstasy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGlue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePorno\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFilth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMarabou Stork Nightmares\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Acid House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSkagboys\u003c\/em\u003e, and, most recently, \u003cem\u003eDead Men's Trousers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44411328987251,"sku":"9780393330779","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2651fa6f-6558-48e4-b146-85ccf19bc32d.jpg?v=1772025441","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/if-you-liked-school-youll-love-work-9780393330779","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}