by Barry Hines · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141184982
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«A Kestrel for a Knave» is the novel by Barry Hines, published by Penguin Books in paperback (208 pages, in English).
Billy Casper, a teenager from a Yorkshire mining village, is treated as a failure at school and finds little support at home. When he finds a kestrel he names Kes, caring for it gives him a reason to carry on. The novel portrays the poverty and hopelessness of his surroundings, and the bird becomes his space of freedom.
Novel originally published in 1968. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an author's afterword on Ken Loach's film adaptation.
Novel suitable for teenagers and adults, and especially interesting for those seeking British coming-of-age literature with a social backdrop.
Melvin Barry Hines, FRSL was an English author, playwright and screenwriter. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern England, particularly in his native West Riding/South Yorkshire.
