The Wasp Factory
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Author:
Iain Banks
Year: 1984
Jacket design and illustration: Fred Marcellino
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Edition: First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780395362969
Comments:
In this jarring novel, the main character finds an old clock in a garbage dump, into which he places a wasp. Behind each numeral there’s a trap leading to a means of ritual death. Fred’s choice of a harsh, disjointed graphic serves as a foil for the insect’s plight.