The grass arena : an autobiography
Healy, John2008
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John Healey, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink.
Main title:
The grass arena : an autobiography / John Healey.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2008.
Collation:
208 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: London: Faber, 1988.
Awards:
J.R. Ackerley Prize.
ISBN:
9780141189598 (pbk)0141189592 (pbk)
Dewey class:
B HEA
LC class:
HV5447
Language:
English
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BRN:
279160