Marabou Stork Nightmares [electronic resource]
Welsh, Irvine2009
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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.
Main title:
Marabou Stork Nightmares [electronic resource] / Irvine Welsh
Author:
Welsh, Irvine, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Random House, 2009
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
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 thirteen further novels, including Crime and the number one bestseller Dead Men's Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.
ISBN:
9781407019390
Language:
English
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BRN:
2753373
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