The Grass Arena
An Autobiography
$31.03
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2008
Summary
New to Penguin Modern Classics, this moving autobiography won the J.R. Ackerley prize.
John Healy, 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.
In his searing autobiography, Healy describes with u…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141189598 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141189592 |
| Author: | John Healy, Colin MacCabe |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 216g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
John Healy
Healy was born into an impoverished, Irish immigrant family in the slums of Kentish Town, North London. Out of school by 14, pressed into the army, and intermittently in prison, Healy became an alcoholic early in life. Despite these obstacles, Healy achieved remarkable expertise in both writing and chess, as outlined in the autobiographical The Grass Arena.
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