The Cutting Room - Softcover

Welsh, Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841954748 ISBN 13: 9781841954745

Publisher: Canongate U.S., 2003

Synopsis

When Rilke, a dissolute and promiscuous auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of seemingly violent photographs, he feels compelled to unearth more about the deceased owner who coveted them. What follows is a compulsive journey of discovery, decadence, and deviousness that leads Rilke into a dark underworld of transvestite clubs, seedy bars, and porn shops. In this hidden city haunted by a host of vividly drawn characters, Rilke comes face to face with the dark desires and illicit urges that lurk behind even the most respectable facades.

About this title

Book Description:

Reissue of Louise Welsh' prize-winning debut novel

From the Back Cover:

When Rilke, a dissolute and promiscuous auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to unearth more about the deceased owner who coveted them.

What follows is a compulsive journey of discovery, decadence and deviousness . . .

'Astonishingly, this is a fi rst novel, catapulting Welsh straight into the superstar league, while establishing Rilke as a classic original.'
The Times

'In Louise Welsh crime fiction has one of its few real literary writers. The Cutting Room is a hugely commendable debut, assured and memorable. Crime fiction may have its prize-winner at last.'
Independent

'This elegiac, elegant and atmospheric book is an original and compelling first novel. Rarely can such gothic material have been treated with such subtlety.'
Daily Telegraph

'One of the most intriguing, assured and unputdownable debuts to come out of Scotland in recent years.'
Sunday Times

Winner of the Crime Writers Association John Creasey Dagger 2002

The Saltire Society First Book Award 2002

The BBC's Underground 2003 Award, Writer Category

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate U.S.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1841954748
• ISBN 13: 9781841954745
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304