num_pages: 264
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.
language: English
title: Marabou Stork Nightmares
titlecomplete: Marabou Stork Nightmares
characters: Roy Strang
genres: Thriller, Fiction, Contemporary, British Literature, Dark, Scotland, Horror, Literature, Short Stories, Novels
ratings_count: 11798
places: South Africa, Edinburgh, Scotland
publisher: Vintage