This miracle of autobiography and prison literature begins: "Friday, in the evening, the landlady shouted up the stairs: 'Oh God, oh Jesus, oh Sacred Heart, Boy

1979. The dawn of Thatcher’s Britain. It’s a country crippled by strikes, joblessness and economic gloom, divided by race and class - and skanking to a new

This book is a true life account of my past to present life. Spending time in prison amongst the criminal underworld for most of my life.

Play about Behan's early life in the Irish Republican Army. Winner of the Tony Award and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.

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