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''Porno'' is a novel published in 2002 by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, and is the sequel to ''Trainspotting''. The book describes the characters of ''Trainspotting'' ten years after the events of the earlier book, as their paths cross again, this time with the pornography business as the backdrop rather than heroin use (although numerous drugs, particularly cocaine are mentioned throughout). A number of characters from ''Glue'' make an appearance as well. This sequel picks up ideas of the film adaptation of ''Trainspotting''. One example is the fact that "Spud" has received his share of the drug money, which is shown in the film, but only alluded to in the book. ==Plot summary== The novel is divided into three sections, each of which comprises chapters with different narrators. Unlike ''Trainspotting'' which had more narrational diversity, ''Porno'' is reduced to just five narrators: Sick Boy, Renton, Spud, Begbie and Nikki. Another difference from the format of ''Trainspotting'' is that each character has a defined chapter heading. Sick Boy's chapters all begin with "Scam..." and then a number in front of a "#". Renton's all begin with "Whores of Amsterdam Pt..." depending on what chapter it is. Spud's chapters are just narrative, Begbie's are in capitals, and Nikki's are quotes from the chapter, for example "...A SIMON DAVID WILLIAMSON PRODUCTION...". Each narrator is associated with a distinctive prose style. Renton, Sick Boy, and Nikki's chapters are written almost entirely in "standard" English while Begbie and Spud's chapters are in Scots. For example, in Chapter 25, Spud narrates, "So ah'm downcast git intae the library, thinkin tae masel" ("So I'm downcast when I get into the library thinking to myself"). He also repeats certain words when talking such as "catboy" or "cat", "likes" or "likesay", and "ken?". Begbie often swears a lot during his chapters. Sick Boy's returning grandiose nature is featured in imagined interviews with John Gibson of the ''Evening News'' and Alex McLeish. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Porno (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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