Brendan Behan

Author : Brendan Behan
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9781567921052
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borstal Boy written by Brendan Behan and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Michael O'Sullivan
Publisher : Roberts Rinehart
ISBN 13 : 1461660270
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brendan Behan written by Michael O'Sullivan and published by Roberts Rinehart. This book was released on 2000-10-10 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Ulick O'Connor
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0349140960
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brendan Behan written by Ulick O'Connor and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Brendan Behan
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
ISBN 13 : 1847177301
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book After The Wake written by Brendan Behan and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Padraic Colum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The King of Ireland's Son written by Padraic Colum and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank Gray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781449068950
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crazy Life of Brendan Behan written by Frank Gray and published by . This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brendan Behan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brendan Behan's Island written by Brendan Behan and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Neil LaBute
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802142122
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Plays written by Neil LaBute and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Scholastic
ISBN 13 : 9780531095492
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The King of Ireland's Son written by Brendan Behan and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 1996 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sent to find the source of the heavenly music heard throughout the kingdom, the youngest son of the King of Ireland finds a beautiful maiden held captive by a fierce giant.

Author : Colbert Kearney
Publisher : Dublin : Gill and Macmillan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Writings of Brendan Behan written by Colbert Kearney and published by Dublin : Gill and Macmillan. This book was released on 1977 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: