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.
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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.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780241978962
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Penguin Books Ltd; Penguin Books Ltd
Vekt
117 gr
Høyde
181 mm
Bredde
111 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208
Forfatter