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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.
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Marabou stork nightmares, Irvine Welsh
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- Released
- 2004
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Irvine Welsh
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 009943511x
- ISBN13
- 9780099435112
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Thriller, Contemporary Fiction, Short Stories, Horror, Scotland, Horror Short Stories, Scottish Literature, Edinburgh
- First published
- 1995
- Original title
- Marabou Stork Nightmares
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- 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.