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THE WASP FACTORY. by Iain M. Banks ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 24, Through much of this impressive first novel, almost up until the awkward and misguided finale, young Scottish writer Banks achieves that fine British balance—between horrific content on the one hand and matter-of-fact comic delivery on the www.doorway.ru: Kirkus Reviews. Iain Banks was born in Scotland, where he lived for the majority of his life. He wanted to be a writer from an early age, and after a series of unpublished attempts at science fiction in the late s, he published his first novel, The Wasp Factory, at the age of thirty. Banks wrote twenty-seven novels during his lifetime, the last of which was published posthumously. The Wasp Factory Summary. Next. Chapter 1. Frank Cauldhame lives with his father, Angus, on a small island in Scotland. They are easily connected to the mainland by a bridge, but Frank is nonetheless cut off from the outside world. Angus claims Frank has no birth certificate, and as a result, Frank has spent his entire life on the island in relative isolation—his father homeschooled him and addressed all of his .

Author:Iain Banks. Frank, a disturbed boy who lives alone with his father, creates a bizarre fantasy world for himself which includes strange rituals and murder. mm (w) x. mm (h) x. See details. - The Wasp Factory A Novel by Iain Banks | Brand New. See all 10 brand new listings. The Wasp Factory, by Iain Banks, is told from the point-of-view of the protagonist, Frank Cauldhame. Sixteen-year-old Frank is living an on unnamed island with his father, Angus. The island is located off the Scottish coast. With no birth certificate or national insurance card, Frank's status is not official. The Wasp Factory is the first novel by Scottish author, Iain Banks, and has been listed as one of the top novels of the century by The Independent. Seventeen year old Frank L. Cauldhame is the second child of Angus Cauldhame, a somewhat reclusive doctor living on a firth island by the Scottish coast.

The Wasp Factory is the first novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in Before the publication of The Wasp Factory, Banks had written several science fiction novels that had not been accepted for publication. Banks decided to try a more mainstream novel in the hopes that it would be more readily accepted, and wrote about a psychopathic teenager living on a remote Scottish island. The Wasp Factory Summary. Next. Chapter 1. Frank Cauldhame lives with his father, Angus, on a small island in Scotland. They are easily connected to the mainland by a bridge, but Frank is nonetheless cut off from the outside world. Angus claims Frank has no birth certificate, and as a result, Frank has spent his entire life on the island in relative isolation—his father homeschooled him and addressed all of his medical concerns. THE WASP FACTORY. by Iain M. Banks ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 24, Through much of this impressive first novel, almost up until the awkward and misguided finale, young Scottish writer Banks achieves that fine British balance—between horrific content on the one hand and matter-of-fact comic delivery on the other.