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      A Bit of a Writer

      Brendan Behan

      Brendan Behan's collected newspaper articles and essays (1951-64) reveal a serious writer capable of great comic set pieces and thoughtful reflections.

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      Brendan Behan: A Life

      Michael O'Sullivan

      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…

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      The Letters of Brendan Behan

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      A critical study of author Brendan Behan and his work, through collected letters, correspondence, material from previous publications and personal reminiscences. E.H.Mikhail has published work on other literary figures including…

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      Reading Brendan Behan

      Samuel Beckett referred to Brendan Behan as the new O'Casey and yet, despite all his international success, despite his enduring popularity, and perhaps because of his fame (and indeed, notoriety)…

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      Brendan Behan: Das Dramatische Werk

      Jan Kaestner

      Originally presented as the author’s thesis, Hamburg.

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      A Study Guide for Brendan Behan’s The Hostage

      Cengage Learning Gale

      A Study Guide for Brendan Behan’s The Hostage, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…

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      Brendan Behan: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism

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      The Quare Fellow

      This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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      Confessions of an Irish Rebel

      Brendan Behan

      The immigration man read my deportation order, looked at it and handed it back to me. Not only is it the last instalment of a unique and unorthodox autobiography, but…

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      The Hostage

      Brendan Behan

      An essential text in the development of modern British drama

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      After The Wake

      Brendan Behan

      This diverse collection is a delightful and entertaining windfall from one of Ireland’s most colourful writers. An essential complement to Behan’s master works.

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      Borstal Boy

      Brendan Behan

      ‘I have him bitched, balloxed and bewildered, for there’s a system and a science in taking the piss out of a screw and I’m a well-trained man at it.’ So…

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      Behan Complete Plays

      Brendan Behan

      This work brings together all the theatrical works of the groundbreaking Irish playwright Brendan Behan. As well as containing his famous full-length plays, such as The Hostage , the book…

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      The Crazy Life of Brendan Behan: The Rise and Fall of Dublin’s Laughing Boy

      Frank Gray

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      The Complete Plays

      Brendan Behan,Alan Simpson

      This work includes Behan’s complete dramatic works in English, three-full length plays and three one-act plays, with biographical details on Behan and the Irish Republican Movement.

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      Borstal Boy

      Brendan Behan

      ‘I have him bitched, balloxed and bewildered, for there’s a system and a science in taking the piss out of a screw and I’m a well-trained man at it.’ So…

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      The Men Who Stare at Hens: Great Irish Eccentrics, from WB Yeats to Brendan Behan

      Simon Leyland

      An homage to the wonderful world of Irish eccentrics

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      The Methuen Drama Anthology of Irish Plays: Hostage; Bailegangaire; Belle of the Belfast City; Steward of Christendom; Cripple of Inishmaan

      Brendan Behan,Christina Reid,Martin McDonagh (Playwright, UK),Sebastian Barry

      A scintillating collection of five plays from the last sixty years of Irish drama featuring work by Behan, Barry, Reid, Murphy, and McDonagh, and introduced by Patrick Lonergan.

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