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    Celebrating Brendan Behan's 100th birthday at Chapters Bookshop Dublin. Brendan Behan was an Irish playwright, poet and author known for his witty and often controversial works, which reflect his deep connection to Irish culture. Among his most popular publications is "The Quare Fellow" a play that delves into the grim realities of life on death row, revealing the complexities of human nature and the justice system. Another notable books is "Borstal Boy". This is a compelling autobiographical novel that recounts Behan's own experiences in a borstal (a British juvenile detention center) with humor and sharp social commentary. Behan's writing is characterized by its vivid portrayal of Irish life, its engaging dialogues and its ability to blend tragedy with comedy.

    Brendan Behan: Bit Of A Writer A: Brendan Behan's [2023] paperback

    €18.99€25.00

    Brendan Behan wrote over one hundred articles for Irish newspapers between 1951 and 1956 as he rose to international fame, with most of them written in a weekly column in...

    Brendan Behan: Confessions Of An Irish Rebel [1990] paperback

    €7.99€14.30

    The immigration man read my deportation order, looked at it and handed it back to me. 'Are you Irish?' he asked me. 'No' I said 'as a matter of fact,...

    Brendan Behan: After The Wake: Twenty-One Prose Works Including Previously Unpublished Material (Classics in Irish Fiction) [1996] paperback

    €6.99€15.60

    Brendan Behan's genius was to strike a chord between critic and common man. When he died, at the age of 41, he was arguably the most celebrated Irish writer of...

    Brendan Behan: The Hostage [1959] paperback

    €6.99€23.99

    An essential text in the development of modern British drama First staged by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop company at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, in 1958, The Hostage is...

    Brendan Behan: Behan Complete Plays [1978] paperback

    €6.99€32.20

    This volume contains everything Brendan Behan wrote in dramatic form in English Contains the three famous full-length plays: The Quare Fellow, set in an Irish prison ("In Brendan Behan's tremendous...

    Brendan Behan: Borstal Boy [1990] paperback

    €4.99€14.30

    '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...

    Sophie McKenzie: The Medusa Project: The Hostage [2010] paperback

    €4.99

    Fourteen years ago, four babies were implanted with the Medusa gene - a gene for psychic abilities. Now teenagers, Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan have been brought together by government...

    Babs Behan: Botanical Dyes [2023] hardback

    €22.10

    Botanical Dyes features recipes and top tips on everything you need to know to make your own natural dyes. The process of turning plants into print can help you reconnect...

    A.F. Carter: The Hostage [2023] paperback

    €13.00

    In this new thriller from the author of critically acclaimed The Yards, a cop tracks the kidnapped teenage daughter of a wealthy developer in a American Rust Belt town. A...

    Sophie McKenzie: The Medusa Project: The Hostage [2020] paperback

    €10.40

    The second chapter in Sophie McKenzie's bestselling series, back with a fresh new cover design! Meet Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan - four psychic teens brought together by government agents...

    Ren Behan: Wild Honey and Rye [2017] hardback

    €14.99

    In this refreshing approach to Polish cuisine, food writer and blogger Ren Behan takes us on a journey to discover the new tastes of her beloved culinary heritage. The food...

    Suzanne Behan: The 50 Francis Street Photographer [2017] hardback

    €8.99€9.99

    From the 1950s to the 1990s, John Walsh ran his photography business out of a small shop on 50 Francis Street in inner city Dublin. For over forty years, he...

    Sulome Anderson: The Hostage's Daughter [2017] paperback

    €4.99

    In this gripping blend of reportage, memoir, and analysis, a journalist and daughter of one of the world's most famous hostages, Terry Anderson, takes an intimate look at her father's...

    Sulome Anderson: The Hostage's Daughter [2016] hardback

    €1.00€1.99

    In this gripping blend of reportage, memoir, and analysis, a journalist and daughter of one of the world's most famous hostages, Terry Anderson, takes an intimate look at her father's...

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