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Author | : Brendan Behan |
Publisher | : David R. Godine Publisher |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2004-09 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781567921052 |
Download Borstal Boy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This miracle of autobiography and prison literature begins: "Friday, in the evening, the landlady shouted up the stairs: 'Oh God, oh Jesus, oh Sacred Heart, Boy, there's two gentlemen here to see you.' I knew by the screeches of her that the gentlemen were not calling to inquire after my health . . . I grabbed my suitcase, containing Pot. Chlor., Sulph Ac, gelignite, detonators, electrical and ignition, and the rest of my Sinn Fein conjurer's outfit, and carried it to the window . . ." The men were, of course, the police, and seventeen-year-old Behan. He spent three years as a prisoner in England, primarily in Borstal (reform school), and was then expelled to his homeland, a changed but hardly defeated rebel. Once banned in the Irish Republic, Borstal Boy is both a riveting self-portrait and a clear look into the problems, passions, and heartbreak of Ireland.
Author | : Colbert Kearney |
Publisher | : Dublin : Gill and Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Michael O'Sullivan |
Publisher | : Roberts Rinehart |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2000-10-10 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1461660270 |
Download Brendan Behan Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Hailed as the new O'Casey by Irish critics in 1958, Behan is now often portrayed as the archetypal Irishman and spectacular drunk. Behind the myth lies the more compelling story of a writer who was never able to fully harness his larger-than-life personality and talent.
Author | : Brendan Behan |
Publisher | : The O'Brien Press |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2014-07-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1847177301 |
Download After The Wake Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Brendan Behan's genius was to strike a chord between critic and common man. When he died, at the age of 41, he was arguably the most celebrated Irish writer of the twentieth century. After the Wake is a collection of seven prose works and a series of articles. It includes all that exists of an unfinished novel, 'The Catacombs', and pieces together items whose comic and fanciful accounts evoke Flann O'Brien. Also featured are works of acknowledged excellence, 'The Confirmation Suit' and 'A Woman of No Standing'. This writing bears all the hallmarks of the author's talent – an ability to bring characters to life quickly and unforgettably, a sharp ear for dialogue and dialect, and a natural vocation for story-telling. This diverse collection is a delightful and entertaining windfall from one of Ireland's most colourful writers. An essential complement to Behan's master works.
Author | : Frank Gray |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2010-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781449068950 |
Download The Crazy Life of Brendan Behan Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Ulick O'Connor |
Publisher | : Abacus |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2014-09-18 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0349140960 |
Download Brendan Behan Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When Brendan Behan died in 1964 at the age of 41, he had rung the changes in his short life: bomber, gunman, borstal boy, alcoholic and, finally, international literary figure with the success of The Quare Fellow , The Hostage and Borstal Boy . But Behan drowned his talent in a whiskey bottle and became the caricature of an Irish stage drunk, clowning his way with oaths and stories between bars in Dublin, London, Paris and New York. Written in association with his widow, his mother and others of his family and friends, and old IRA comrades, this is a biography of Brendan Behan.
Author | : Neil LaBute |
Publisher | : Grove Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780802142122 |
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In Seconds of Pleasure Neil LaBute unleashes his imagination in stories that offer unflinching insight into our very human shortcomings and impure urges with shocking candor."--Jacket.
Author | : Brendan Behan |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780773508880 |
Download The Letters of Brendan Behan Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Annotation A thoroughly annotated collection of those letters by controversial Irish playwright Behan (1923-64) that have come to light so far. Also includes some unpublished poems and early writings, and letters to the editor that were rejected. Acidic paper. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Author | : Padraic Colum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : Fairy tales |
ISBN | : |
Download The King of Ireland's Son Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Brendan Behan |
Publisher | : Grove Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780802130709 |
Download The Complete Plays Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This work includes Behan's complete dramatic works in English, three-full length plays and three one-act plays, with biographical details on Behan and the Irish Republican Movement.