| So Long, Hector Bebb Contributor(s): Berry, Ron (Author), Griffiths, Niall (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1902638808 ISBN-13: 9781902638805 Publisher: Parthian OUR PRICE: $10.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: In the daytime Hector Bebb drives a brewery lorry, but he's out early each morning for roadwork and every evening he trains for the big fight. Abe would have his boxers function as focused, sexless fighting machines. Hector has everything to make a world-beater, but his disillusioned wife. Millie suffers frantic consequences, and when Hector returns after winning the big fight he meets bigger trouble. Told by a series of interior monologues, the 14 characters in this novel give a vivid and loving picture of the boxing world. Originally published in 1970. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006389487 |
| Series: Library of Wales |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.64" W x 8.46" (0.78 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a sparse and uncompromising style, this tale tells the story of a boxer from Cymmer in South Wales ready to make his comeback. Abe has ensured that Hector is nurtured into a single-minded fighting machine. He is ready to take on the world, but where do the true dangers lie? Through a series of first-person accounts, a compelling tragic-heroic story unfolds. The traditional values of family and friendship are stripped naked by the relentlessly violent world of boxing. Some are savaged and others liberated, but the consequences of these stark principles leave deep scars on everyone in Hector Bebb's life. |