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Published: 3 May 1996
ISBN: 9780099435112
Imprint: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
RRP: $24.99

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Humour

Marabou Stork Nightmares

Name: Marabou Stork Nightmares
Price: 24.99 AUD
ISBN: 9780099435112

Irvine Welsh

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'Extremely funny... As clever as Alasdair Gray, as elegant as Jeff Torrington, as passionate as James Kelman, Welsh has got it all' Tibor Fischer

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.

Published: 3 May 1996
ISBN: 9780099435112
Imprint: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
RRP: $24.99

Categories:

Humour

About the author

Irvine Welsh

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 fifteen further novels, including the Sunday Times bestseller Men in Love and the Crime series, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.