In 1939, Liverpool, 16 year-old Brendan Behan is arrested for carrying explosives in his suitcase. A fervent republican undergoing a mission for the IRA, with designs to blow up a shipyard, Behan is sentenced to three years Borstal detention as he is a minor, and cannot be given the death sentence.In this autobiography, Behan writes about the experiences that ultimately shaped the man he was to become.
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BORSTAL BOY
In 1939, Liverpool, 16 year-old Brendan Behan is arrested for carrying explosives in his suitcase. A fervent republican undergoing a mission for the IRA, with designs to blow up a shipyard, Behan is sentenced to three years Borstal detention as he is a minor, and cannot be given the death sentence.In this autobiography, Behan writes about the experiences that ultimately shaped the man he was to become.
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