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affectionate boy, found him distressing to meet and embarrassing to avoid. I would have a good excuse for not meeting him for some time to come. The blonde studied the Gaelic writing over Vereker’s shoulder. Disgusted, he turned to me and shouted, ‘You facquing bestud, how would you like to see a woman cut in two by a plate-glass window?’
Borstal Boy. Hardcover – January 1, 1958. This miracle of autobiography and prison literature "Friday, in the evening, the landlady shouted up the '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 . . .
- Brendan Behan
Mar 22, 2001 · A 16 year-old Irish republican terrorist arrives on the ferry at Liverpool and is arrested for possession of explosives. He is imprisoned in a Borstal in East Anglia, where he is forced to live with his would-be enemies, an experience that profoundly changes his life. Peter Sheridan. Director, Writer. Brendan Behan.
Borstal Boy is the autobiography that resulted from his experience. It belongs both to the genre of prison literature and to the long history of Irish-English relations, or animosities.
A borstal was a type of youth detention centre in the United Kingdom, several member states of the Commonwealth and the Republic of Ireland. In India, such a detention centre is known as a borstal school . Borstals were run by HM Prison Service and were intended to reform young offenders. The word originated from the first such institution ...
Jan 10, 2019 · Borstal Boy makes me laugh out loud and also reminds me of my time in the British Royal Navy. One of the young Brendan Behan's fellow prisoners in the English young peoples' prison is a sailor named Charlie. The book shows some of the horrors of prison life but also a lot of the camaraderie that goes on whenever boys get together.
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- Brendan Behan
Mar 1, 2002 · But if ''Borstal Boy'' isn't especially realistic, it is an engaging nostalgia piece. The ensemble acting has a relaxed confidence typical of British movies nowadays, and the literate screenplay ...
