McCabe, Patrick: *1955
The Butcher Boy, 1992 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The novel tells the story of an Irish boy who turns violent and insane under the pressure of a tragic childhood and a sense of betrayal.
- Information from Wikipedia
- Facts
- Winner of the 1992 Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for Fiction
- In 1992 Patrick McCabe turned the novel into the play "Frank Pig Says Hello"
- Articles
- Synopsis
- Book of a Lifetime. "The most impressive thing is the novel's achievement of placing you right inside the warped reality of Francie Brady's mind while at the same time allowing you a complete awareness of what is going on outside of his delusion and ignorance." Independent.co.uk; July 15, 2011
- Dysfunctional pigs, priests and pilchards: "Patrick McCabe has given us a shockingly intimate portrait of a mind out of kilter". The Guardian; April 16, 1992