Frank lives with his father outside a remote Scottish village. Frank's mother abandoned them years ago: his elder brother Eric is confined to a psychiatric hospital; and his father measures out his eccentricities on an imperial scale. Frank has turned to strange acts of violence to vent his frustrations.
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Frank lives with his father outside a remote Scottish village. Frank's mother abandoned them years ago: his elder brother Eric is confined to a psychiatric hospital; and his father measures out his eccentricities on an imperial scale. Frank has turned to strange acts of violence to vent his frustrations.
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Add this copy of The Wasp Factory to cart. $144.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1984 by Macmillan.
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Good in Fair jacket. Size: 8x1x11; Jacket is shelf rubbed with lightly creased edges, a small sticker and 2 very small closed tears. Boards are slightly edge rubbed with lightly knocked corners. Binding is sound. Tanned pages. No inscriptions or annotations. Presents well in cellophane. r*27/07/2023. JHK.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Minimal wear and creases to the jacket. Pages are clean and intact. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Near fine in near fine unclipped dj. Lower corners slightly bumped, with a few tiny scuff marks to the boards. Jacket is nearly fine with trivial hints of wear and very slight wrinkles where the corners were bumped. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Acclaimed Scottish writer's first novel. Provocative and twisted novel that follows the disturbing life of sixteen year-old living on a remote Scottish island. 8vo cloth. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x0; Placed in a Beautiful Handmade Slip case. The Dust Jacket and boards are in As new condition, or at least Very Fine Condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0333363809. First American edition. Fine in close to fine dust jacket. (1/2"-inch tear at base of front panel of jacket. ) Author's FIRST book.; 5 3/4" x 8 1/2"; 184 pages.
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F-/F. 184p. 1st edition hardcover from MacMillan (UK), 1984. SIGNED BY IAIN BANKS! FINE MINUS (light wear at spine extrenities) IN FINE DJ. AUTHOR'S 1ST BOOK.
Add this copy of The Wasp Factory to cart. $703.06, very good condition, Sold by Jennie's Books, ships from Potters Bar, HERTFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1984 by Macmillan.
A very unique book. Dark, twisted, sentimental, funny, and suspenseful. Not for the faint of heart. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it is certainly not the sort of book you would find featured in Oprah's Bookclub.
The twist at the end regarding the true identity of one of the main characters is wonderful. Completely unexpected, and completely strange.
If you could stomach a movie like SEVEN or THE AUDITION, this book is probably right up your alley.
Wampyrii
Jul 11, 2008
Bizarre, Disturbing and Highly Entertaining
The Wasp Factory is certainly one of the most unique books I have ever had the (perhaps somewhat dubious) pleasure to read.
A book told in the first person by Frank, an 'eccentric' teenager who spends his days torturing/killing small animals, birds and insects in numerous odd daily rituals to divine various aspects of his future and protect his home territory which is a tiny Scottish island should sound anything but entertaining to most people but somehow, this window into the fledgling mind of a teenage psychopath manages to be absolutely enthralling...if a little stomach-churning at times.
The Wasp Factory is undeniably repulsive, disturbing, sometimes very gory, occasionally sickening and dark....very dark, and is no doubt not going to be to everyone's taste but if you can stomach it, there is a stunning novel to be found within these pages.
You'll probably find you both like and sympathise with Frank, even if you do not condone his actions, and may even laugh out loud at a few of the most darkly comic moments which are scattered liberally throughout the prose.
I found myself totally sucked in to the twisted version of reality Frank has created on his little island and enjoyed reading this novel immensely, although I would hasten to caution once more, this is not going to be a book everyone will enjoy.
jessicagreenjeans
Apr 8, 2008
riveting
This was a fascinating book. Although it may be a little too intense or disturbing for some. Largely consumed with a twisted little bgoys need to kill small animals, mysterious family secret, murder and mayhem ensue. Albeit in a very mellow and Brittish way, very tastefully done.
