A Kestrel for a Knave
Published on 4. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-241-97896-2 (ISBN)
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.
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.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 108 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
122 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-97896-2 (9780241978962)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Barry Hines
A Kestrel for a Knave
E-Book
04/2010
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
Available for download
Person
Barry Hines was born near Barnsley, Yorkshire, in 1939 and was a promising footballer before taking a teaching qualification at Loughborough. He taught PE in London and in Yorkshire before writing full time. He has written nine novels, and co-wrote the screenplay of Kes with Ken Loach. He lives in Yorkshire.