Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58230 in Books
• Published on: 1990-04-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 372 pages

Customer Reviews

Talk about un-put-downable.............
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!! A touching story abount a confused young man who learns that those whom he thought were his natural enemies were in fact no different than himself. In fact they had more in common with him than many of the upper and middle class of his own race. A brilliant and touching book with plenty of light moments as well as a serious underlying lesson for those who believe what they are told rather than basing their opinions of others on their own experiences. We will never see his likes again.

The shattering of long held myths
I though for most of my life that both the IRA and anyone who had been sent to a Borstal Institution (a 'bad boys school', I was told) were at best to be feared, at worst to be despised.
With his biography 'Borstal Boy' Brendan Behan effortlessly blows both of my long held myths out of the water.
His account of his time spent under the influence of the British Judicial System, at a tender and incredibly impressionable age is writen with a stunning intermingling of humour and wisdom, and with shocking honesty.
I found it hard to put down, drawn as I was into the lives of 'Paddy''Chewlips' 'Joe' and 'Jock' not to mention 'Jones 538'. It is a great read, but more importantly perhaps, a slight insight into a world populated by young, and often troubled, young men.

Gaelic genius of the old school
An amazing book detailing the thoughts and actions of an Irish rebel named Brendan O'Beachain in the '50s. This man can only be described as a litery genius who fought for a cause and struggle which continues today. A wonderful storyteller who will comfort your ears with the Irish charm and wit, once you pick up this book you won't put it down.