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Marabou Stork Nightmares

Author: 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

A novel set in surrealist South Africa, where the hero's mission to eradicate an evil predator-scavenger bird from Lake Torto clashes with the world of his bizarre family, resulting in a tale of violence, abuse and redemption.

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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

A novel set in surrealist South Africa, where the hero's mission to eradicate an evil predator-scavenger bird from Lake Torto clashes with the world of his bizarre family, resulting in a tale of violence, abuse and redemption.

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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 FischerRoy 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.

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Critic Reviews

“"A wonderful success: a funny, cleverly composed, genuinely exciting and assured leap of a novel." -New Statesman”

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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About the Author

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 the number one bestseller Dead Men's Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Crime and The Long Knives have been adapted into a television series starring Dougray Scott as Ray Lennox. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing | Vintage
Published
29th February 1996
Pages
288
ISBN
9780099435112

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