Irvine Welsh tapeworm's internal monologue is imposed over the top of the protagonist's own internal monologue (the worm's host), visibly depicting the tapeworm's voracious appetite, much like the "Climax of Voices" in Gray's novel "1982, Janine". Welsh has lived in Chicago with his wife, Elizabeth, since 2009. Previously he lived in Dublin, Ireland. In March 2018, Welsh announced that he and his wife were divorcing. Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His novel "Trainspotting" was made into a film of the same name. His work is characterised by a raw Scots
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! the first novel in the series, originally titled , into ASCII Media Works' 17th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2010 and the novel won the Silver Prize. The first novel was published by ASCII Media Works on February 10, 2011, under their Dengeki Bunko imprint, and 18 main novels have been released as of January 10, 2018. Two prequel novels have also been published. In an interview with Publishers Weekly, Yen Press announced their plans to publish the light novels in 2015. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Akio Hiiragi, started serialization in the February 2012 issue of ASCII Media Works' "shōnen"