The butcher boy
McCabe, Pat, 1955-2015
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Shortlisted for the 1992 Booker prize, this is a modern classic of Irish literature. Francie Brady is a small-town rascal who spends his days turning a blind eye to the troubles at home and getting up to mischief with his best friend Joe - hiding in the chicken-house, shouting abuse at fish in the local stream. But after a disagreement with his neighbour Mrs Nugent over her son's missing comic books, Francie's reckless streak spirals out of control and gives rise to a monstrous obsession.
Main title:
The butcher boy / Patrick McCabe ; with an introduction by Ross Raisin.
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Imprint:
London : Picador, 2015.London : Picador, 2015.
Collation:
xiii, 238 pages ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: 1992.
ISBN:
9781447275169 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1300187