Borstal Boy
by Behan, Brendan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. 2d Ptg. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Sturdy book, dark gray cloth, very bright silver initials and design on front and spine, 372 heavy pages. DJ beneath mylar, a photo of older Behan on front, green, red and white lettering very fine, green back with excerpts. DJ spine top and front has surface wear at tips, very slight at spine bottom edge. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
Synopsis
Borstal Boy is an autobiographical 1958 book by Brendan Behan. The story depicts a young, fervently idealistic Behan who loses his naivete over the three years of his sentence, softening his radical stance and warming to the other prisoners. From a technical standpoint, the novel is chiefly notable for the art with which it captures the lively dialogue of the Borstal inmates, with all the variety of the British Isles' many subtly distinctive accents intact on the page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54697
- Title
- Borstal Boy
- Author
- Behan, Brendan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2d Ptg.
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Autobiography IRA Ireland POW Prison Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ireland;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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