Barry Hanes A Kestrel for a Knave review, recensie en informatie Engelse roman uit 1968. Op deze pagina lees je uitgebreide informatie over de roman A Kestrel fo a Knave van de uit Engeland afkomstige auteur Barry Hanes. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. De Nederlandse vertaling van de roman is verschenen als Kes in 2019.
Barry Hanes A Kestrel for a Knave review en recensie
- “Barry Hines’ 1968 novel concerns itself not with verdant landscapes and deep blue oceans, but a cold, gritty mining town in the north of England. It is the coming-of-age story of Billy, a young boy with a troubled home and school life, who discovers an unlikely passion when he finds an abandoned kestrel egg. He goes on to nurture and train the bird that hatches from it, in a touching story that exemplifies the sense of solace and identity that connection to the natural world can bring. The book’s decades-long spot in British school curricula and Ken Loach-directed 1970 film adaptation Kes further cemented its place in pop culture for decades to come.” (Mya-Rose Craig)
A Kestrel for a Knave
- Auteur: Barry Hanes (Engeland)
- Soort boek: Engelse roman uit 1968
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Penguin Classics
- Omvang: 208 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Prijs: £ 9,99 / £ 5,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de Engelse roman uit 1968 van Barry Hanes
Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a disillusioned teenager growing up in a small Yorkshire mining town. Violence is commonplace and he is frequently cold and hungry. Yet he is determined to be a survivor and when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk he discovers a passion in life. Billy identifies with her proud silence and she inspired in him the trust and love that nothing else can. Intense and raw and bitingly honest.
A Kestrel for a Knave was first published in 1968 and was also madeinto a highly acclaimed film, ‘Kes’, directed by Ken Loach.
De Nederlandse vertaling van de roman is verschenen als Kes in 2019.
Barry Hines was born on 30 Juni 1939 in Hoyland near Barnsley, 
Yorkshire. He was a promising footballer before taking a teaching qualification at Loughborough. He taught PE in London and in Yorkshire before writing full time. He has written nine novels, and co-wrote the screenplay of Kes with Ken Loach. He died on 18 March 2016 in his palce of brith, Hoyland, of Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 76.
