{"product_id":"9780099435112","title":"Irvine Welsh - Marabou Stork Nightmares","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Irvine Welsh. Themes include Fiction, Cultural Heritage, Humorous, Black Humor, Small Town \u0026amp; Rural.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58004832289142,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780099435112.jpg?v=1780412800","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780099435112","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}