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Grits (novel)

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| author = Niall Griffiths
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| publisher = Jonathan Cape
| pub_date = Feb 2000
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| pages = 481
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}}Grits is the debut novel by British author Niall Griffiths, published in 2000 by Jonathan Cape. Set in and around Aberystwyth and concerning promiscuity, drugs, alcohol, and petty crime^[1] it gained for its author, who lives and works in the town^[2] the dubious honorific "the Welsh Irvine Welsh".^[3] The novel is largely autobiographical, Griffiths moved to Aberystwyth to research a PhD in post-war British poetry but soon became, as he puts it, an "enthusiastic participator in parties"^[4] and dropped out of his studies.^[5]

Ianto, a character briefly appearing in Grits became the anti-hero of Griffith's second novel Sheepshagger.^[3]

Reception

From the rear of the 2001 Vintage Books edition :

"When it comes to kick starting the literary millennium, Grits - difficult, disturbing and unforgettable - may well be the book to back" - Independent
"Griffiths is undoubtedly a writer of talent. In the breadth of his huge, pulsing first novel, he captures the tedium of a life lived from one fix to the next" - Observer
"If you liked Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting you'll love Grits" - Daily Express

References

1. ^Rear cover, 2001 Vintage Books edition, {{ISBN|0-09-9285177}}
2. ^Niall Griffiths | British Council Literature
3. ^¹[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/feb/03/fiction.reviews2 Last exit to Aberystwyth], The Guardian, Saturday 3 February 2001
4. ^[https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=22020 Nee, Laura. "Grits". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 June 2008]
5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.themodernnovel.com/welsh/griffiths/author.htm |title=Retrieved 2014-03-28 |access-date=2014-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064746/http://www.themodernnovel.com/welsh/griffiths/author.htm |archive-date=2014-04-07 |dead-url=yes |df= }}

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