The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. London: Futura, 1984. Vintage paperback.
The Wasp Factory is Iain Banks’s horrifying twist on the bildungsroman. As sixteen-year-old Frank Cauldhame tells the dark tale of his waning childhood, it soon becomes apparent that he is a violent psychopath. He recalls his ritualistic killing of animals with makeshift weapons and his invention of his ‘wasp factory’ to determine the gritty fates of various creatures. He has even killed three human children.A departure from Banks’s science fiction work, The Wasp Factory is a gripping horror novel that pulls its reader into the mind of a demented killer and does not let go. Despite being an immediate success with readers, the book received mixed reviews from critics who wrestled with its dark humor and honest depictions of human depravity.
Edge wear and slight creasing to paper wrappers, light wear to spine. Overall a desirable copy in very good condition.
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. London: Futura, 1984. Vintage paperback.
The Wasp Factory is Iain Banks’s horrifying twist on the bildungsroman. As sixteen-year-old Frank Cauldhame tells the dark tale of his waning childhood, it soon becomes apparent that he is a violent psychopath. He recalls his ritualistic killing of animals with makeshift weapons and his invention of his ‘wasp factory’ to determine the gritty fates of various creatures. He has even killed three human children.A departure from Banks’s science fiction work, The Wasp Factory is a gripping horror novel that pulls its reader into the mind of a demented killer and does not let go. Despite being an immediate success with readers, the book received mixed reviews from critics who wrestled with its dark humor and honest depictions of human depravity.
Edge wear and slight creasing to paper wrappers, light wear to spine. Overall a desirable copy in very good condition.
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. London: Futura, 1984. Vintage paperback.
The Wasp Factory is Iain Banks’s horrifying twist on the bildungsroman. As sixteen-year-old Frank Cauldhame tells the dark tale of his waning childhood, it soon becomes apparent that he is a violent psychopath. He recalls his ritualistic killing of animals with makeshift weapons and his invention of his ‘wasp factory’ to determine the gritty fates of various creatures. He has even killed three human children.A departure from Banks’s science fiction work, The Wasp Factory is a gripping horror novel that pulls its reader into the mind of a demented killer and does not let go. Despite being an immediate success with readers, the book received mixed reviews from critics who wrestled with its dark humor and honest depictions of human depravity.
Edge wear and slight creasing to paper wrappers, light wear to spine. Overall a desirable copy in very good condition.
