Scottish author Irvine Welsh wrote his “Filth” in 1998 and this novel caused resonance among writers, critics, and readers as well due to its strongly marked brutality, hyperbolized cynicism, and sometimes antipathetic straightness. The main hero, Bruce Robinson, is a policeman in Edinburgh who seeks to get a promotion and become Detective Inspector. He is misanthropic man who is involved in promiscuous sexual relationships; the “hero” spends most of his time indulging in alcohol and drug abuse; and being a hypocritical man, Bruce does not respect his friends, authorities, and women. Along with the presentation of Bruce’s abusive Continue reading...
