Marabou Stork Nightmares
Author | : Irvine Welsh |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781407019390 |
ISBN-13 | : 1407019392 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Download or read book Marabou Stork Nightmares written by Irvine Welsh and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.