Books by Patrick McCabe (2)
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The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe EN
IrelandDescription:
A modern classic of Irish fiction, shortlisted for the 1992 Booker Prize. When I was a young lad twenty or thirty or forty years ago I lived in a small town where they were all after me on account of what I done on Mrs Nugent. 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 g... continue
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The Dead School by Patrick McCabe EN
Description:
By the author of The Butcher Boy, a novel shortlisted for the 1992 Booker Prize. This is the story of Malachy Dudgeon and Raphael Bell, and how the loss of a loved one destroyed their lives. The narratives of Raphael and Malachy run simultaneously throughout the text.