
Kestrel for a Knave
by Barry Hines
Title:
Kestrel for a Knave
Author:
Barry Hines
Series (if any):
Penguin Essentials
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
208 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780241978962
EAN:
9780241978962
Publication Date:
04/08/2016
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
240
Dimensions (mm):
182 x 114 x 13
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
The classic book that inspired Kes, the famous film, now published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Barry Hines''s A Kestrel for a Knave was published in 1968, and was made into one of the key British films of the sixties. Billy Casper is beaten by his drunken brother, ignored by his mother and failing at school. He seems destined for a hard, miserable life down the pits, but for a brief time, he finds one pleasure in life: a wild kestrel that he has raised and tamed himself.























