Marabou Stork Nightmares By Irvine Welsh Paperback

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.

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,