The Wasp Factory, published in 1984, was the first novel by which writer?
The Wasp Factory reviews A 1997 poll of over 25,000 readers of "The Independent" listed "The Wasp Factory" as one of the top 100 books of the 20th century. In 2013, the Australian producer and composer Ben Frost directed an opera adaptation of the Iain Banks novel, in which Frank is represented by three female singers. The Wasp Factory The Wasp Factory is the first novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1984. 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
The Wasp Factory alien. Following the success of "The Wasp Factory", Banks began to write full-time. "The Wasp Factory" is written from a first person perspective, told by 16-year-old Francis Cauldhame ("Frank"), describing his childhood and all that remains of it. Frank observes many shamanistic rituals of his own invention, and it is soon revealed that Frank killed three children before he reached the age of ten himself. The book sold well, but was greeted with a mixture of acclaim and criticism, due to its gruesome depiction of violence. "The Irish Times" called it "a work of unparalleled depravity." The story is told