... reviews I have read. The final author I chose to study was Irvine Welsh. Having already read, seen and admired some of his books and films such as "Trainspotting" and "The Acid House", I thought that his more recent publication "Marabou Stork Nightmares" would turn out to be another novel about a group of mid-twenties Scottish blokes who's lives turn sour when they get ... has done in his life. In my opinion, 'Marabou Stork Nightmares' can be viewed as a postmodern novel, although you would be more inclined into believing that "Trainpotting" and "The Acid House" were more clear indicati...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the story this causes Dahlmann to be committed to a sanatorium where he undergoes a lengthy and painful recovery. On his release he decides to escape to the South to the country house he has been keeping. The story from this point on takes on a sort of surreal quality with a strange occurrences befalling Dahlmann. He rests on his train journey, occasionally reading his ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate