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Marabou Stork Nightmares
Marabou Stork Nightmares
paperback
Published:
29 February, 1996
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Description
Roy Strang is engaged in a strange quest in a surrealist South Africa. His mission is to eradicate an evil predator-scavenger bird, the marabou stork, before it drives away the peace-loving flamingo from the picturesque Lake Torto.
But behind this world lies another: the world of Roy's bizarre family, the Scottish housing scheme in which he grew up, his mundane job, a disastrous emigration to Africa, and his youthful life of brutality with a gang of soccer casuals. As one world crashes into the other, this potentially charming story of ornithological goodwill mutates into a filthy tale of violence, abuse and redemption.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099435112 |
| ISBN10 | 009943511X |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 200 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 198 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A superbly talented writer...anarchic and entirely invigorating * Scotsman *
A wonderful success: a funny, cleverly composed, genuinely exciting and assured leap of a novel * New Statesman *
Extremely funny... As clever as Alasdair Gray, as elegant as Jeff Torrington, as passionate as James Kelman, Welsh has got it all -- Tibor Fischer
Mind-bendingly good * GQ *
Our most vital of contemporary authors * i-D *
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Author's Bio
Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written fourteen further novels, including the number one Sunday Times bestseller Dead Men’s Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.