Borstal Boy

Published in 1958―and banned in Ireland―the classic autobiographical novel of an Irish terrorist, a teenage volunteer in the IRA. A fanatical believer, Behan was arrested with explosives at the age of 17 and spent three years locked in a British juvenile borstal. There he begins to wonder, who’s really the enemy? Borstal Boy is both a riveting self-portrait and a window into the problems, passions, and heartbreak of Ireland’s past. It is also a record of a change of heart. Inside the borstal (reform school), Behan meets British Protestants who are there for reasons of their own. He begins to see that class creates more common ground than he ever believed while religion and nationality are much more superficial divisions between people than he’d ever been taught. Released, Behan returned to Ireland changed though still and a rebel―and became one of that country’s most important dramatists with the plays The Quare Fellow, The Hostage, and Richard’s Cork Leg. Celebrated for its dialogue and masterful characterization, Borstal Boy has endured as an important document of a time and an artist.
ASIN: 0879234156
VSKU: BVV.0879234156.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Behan, Brendan
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.