| Brendan Behan: A Life Contributor(s): O'Sullivan, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1568331878 ISBN-13: 9781568331874 Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: Brendan Behan was already a legend of the literary world when he died in 1964 at the age of 41. Today his stature as a celebrated writer and wit, rebel and rake is firmly established, yet posterity tends to focus on the hackneyed image of the archetypal Irishman and spectacular drunk. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.82" W x 9.5" (1.70 lbs) 354 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Ireland - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hailed as the new O'Casey by Irish critics in 1958, Behan is now often portrayed as the archetypal Irishman and spectacular drunk. Behind the myth lies the more compelling story of a writer who was never able to fully harness his larger-than-life personality and talent. |