Confessions Of An Irish Rebel
$26.84
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 June 1990
Summary
A posthumously published autobiography from the famous, even infamous, Irish playwright and author of Borstal Boy. Continuing the longstanding tradition of political Irish literature, propagated by James Joyce and Sean O’Casey, this is the true story of life in the IRA.
“The immigration man read my deportation order, looked at it and handed it back to me. ‘Are you Irish?’ he asked me. ‘No’ I said ‘as a matter of fact, I’m Yemenite Arab.’
Two detectives came forward who were ev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099365006 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099365006 |
| Author: | Brendan Behan |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 1990 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Arena Books |
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The best thing in Irish writing since Sean O’Casey
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About The Author
Brendan Behan
Brendan Behan was born in Dublin in 1923. A member of the IRA, he was sentenced to three years in Borstal in 1939 and a further fourteen years in 1942. He became a dominant literary figure almost overnight with the 1956 production of his play The Quare Fellow, based on his prison experiences. This recognition was reinforced by the success of Borstal Boy and his second play, The Hostage.
Brendan Behan described his recreations as ‘drinking, talking, and swimming’ but no factual description could do justice to his flamboyant, larger-than-life character. Generally regarded as irreverent and unpredictable if not actually dangerous, there was nonetheless no publicity which ever obscured his marked talents or his great understanding of human nature. A man whose contemporaries include Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh and Anthony Cronin, Behan was a key part of Ireland’s great modern literary tradition.
Brendan Behan died in 1964.
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