The Butcher Boy

by Patrick McCabe · first published 1992

The Butcher Boy is a 1992 novel by Patrick McCabe. Set in a small town in Ireland in the early 1960s, it tells the story of Francis "Francie" Brady, a schoolboy who retreats into a violent fantasy world as his troubled home life collapses.

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Genre:

Tragicomedy

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 3.3 / 5 (4 on Open Library)

Year page:

1992