false 75234 13 Brendan Behan was an Irish playwright and novelist, as well as a youthful revolutionary. In 1939, at age 16, he was arrested in Liverpool with a suitcase full of high explosives. <P>BORSTAL BOY is the autobiographical record of Behan's experiences from that day through his imprisonment, trial, remand to reform school and final release. Schools for delinquents in England are called Borstal Institutions, and Behan's account of his years as a "Borstal Boy" is told in vigorous, dramatic prose. 2579470 1967 Borstal Boy total:220|5:84|4:89|3:40|2:6|1:1| 220 909 385 30 5 3 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Aug 02 11:16:56 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 15:40:41 -0700 2007
This is story of self-realization within the micro-culture of a youth prison, borstal, in b...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Mon Feb 23 00:31:08 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 00:38:40 -0800 2009 A great tale of a heavy life, with heavy drinking and flying fists the size of melons.]]> 5 1 false false Mon Apr 21 11:23:54 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 11:37:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 13 13:50:44 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 23:42:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 17 09:51:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 08:55:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Wed Nov 26 14:04:21 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 14:05:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Mar 03 10:52:03 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 11:00:21 -0800 2009 http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/453761/H...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 09:41:28 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 09:50:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 14 18:54:56 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 19:05:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Sat Jun 06 03:15:08 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 03:16:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 08:56:10 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 10:44:56 -0700 2007
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