Author:Irvine Welsh
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.
A superbly talented writer...anarchic and entirely invigorating
—— ScotsmanA wonderful success: a funny, cleverly composed, genuinely exciting and assured leap of a novel
—— New StatesmanExtremely funny... As clever as Alasdair Gray, as elegant as Jeff Torrington, as passionate as James Kelman, Welsh has got it all
—— Tibor FischerMind-bendingly good
—— GQOur most vital of contemporary authors
—— i-DSparkily funny and richly satirical
—— MetroBy turns darkly humorous, sometimes hilarious, particularly when any of his characters bump up against the state and touchingly endearing as his characters struggle through their tribulations
—— Sunday Expresscomical, charming... funny and distinct
—— Toby Clements , Daily TelegraphKurkov's touching and multi-layered satire sheds a surprisingly mellow light on life and lies before and after the iron curtain
—— Emma Hagestadt , Independent
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