The Wasp Factory & The Gothic

Online Resources

General points on The Wasp Factory

John Mullan - Guardian article on the device of explanation in The Wasp Factory

The Wasp Factory on stage

https://www.iain-banks.net/ - Iain Banks website for background information

Mrs Ferguson's prezi presentation on some of the key themes and ideas in the novel

Critical essays

emagazine article - The Comic Gothic - Sarah Whitehead - discusses The Wasp Factory

emagazine article - Shape-shifting Gothic - Has it Gone Soft? - Jo Lawrence - discusses The Wasp Factory and The Little Stranger

emagazine article - The Wasp Factory, Echoes of past works or uniquely repulsive? - Judy Carrick and Rob Myers both teach at the same school. Here they show how differently two people can respond to the same text.

emagazine article - Gender, Madness and National Identity in The Wasp Factory - Isabel Houston argues that Banks' novel is an allegory for Scotland's struggle for national identity.

emagazine article - The Wasp Factory - Names - Iain Banks went to town when choosing his characters' names. Juliet Walker explores their significance.

Learning Quotations

Top 10 TWF quotations by The Metro newspaper

TWF quotations from the Goodreads website

English and Media Centre essays