A Bit of a Writer: Brendan Behan's Collected Short Prose edited by John Brannigan

A Bit of a Writer: Brendan Behan's Collected Short Prose edited by John BranniganBrendan 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 the Irish Press. The articles reveal a serious writer capable of great comic set pieces and amusing yarns as well as thoughtful reflections on cultural and historical issues. They reflect his passion for working class Dublin life and the history and folklore of the city, as well as

But then a terrible event shatters the quiet of the early summer evening

But their greatest enemy will come from within

this sends her hurtling through the past

* Kill my family* Make a claim on their fortune* Get away with the above* Adopt a dog

and the forest sharpens our senses

as Empty Bed Blues explores the intersection of friendship

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who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville

Jane Eyre is a novel of naked emotional power

making it an essential addition to the library of any student of Irish studies

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Will they ever have land and a home they can call their own