Borstal Boy
- ISBN-10
- 1567921051
- ISBN-13
- 9781567921052
- Series
- Borstal Boy
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 386
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- David R. Godine Publisher
- Author
- Brendan Behan
Description
The Irish playwright recounts the time he spent as a young man in an English prison for working on behalf of the IRA, and how it affected his outlook.
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