Brendan Behan’s genius was to strike a chord between critic and common man. When he died, at the age of 41, he was arguably the most celebrated Irish writer of the twentieth century.After the Wake is a collection of seven prose works and a seri...
The late Irish writer Behan (1923-1964) exhibits the gift of gab in this rollicking, if a wee long-winded, rendition of a traditional folk tale. When the King of Ireland promises half his kingdom to the son who discovers the origin of the heavenly mu...
Brendan Behan's genius was to strike a chord between critic and common man. When he died, at the age of 41, he was arguably the most celebrated Irish writer of the twentieth century.After the Wake is a collection of seven prose works and a series of ...