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 gives rise to a monstrous obsession . . .
Fearless, shocking and blackly funny, Patrick McCabe's The Butcher Boy won the 1992 Irish Times Literature Prize and was shortlisted for the 1992 Booker Prize. It is a modern classic of Irish fiction, a portrait of the insidious violence latent in small town life and of a frenzied young man lashing out at everyone, even himself.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
| ISBN: | 9781035065226 |
| Publication date: | 6th March 2025 |
| Author: | Pat McCabe |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Picador Collection |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Interior life Narrative theme: Sense of place Family Drama |
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 gives rise to a monstrous obsession . . .
Fearless, shocking and blackly funny, Patrick McCabe's The Butcher Boy won the 1992 Irish Times Literature Prize and was shortlisted for the 1992 Booker Prize. It is a modern classic of Irish fiction, a portrait of the insidious violence latent in small town life and of a frenzied young man lashing out at everyone, even himself.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
The Butcher Boy features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Family Drama
The Butcher Boy is available in Paperback
The Butcher Boy was written by Pat McCabe and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Butcher Boy has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Picador Collection series
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