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Brendan Francis Aidan Behan [1] (christened Francis Behan) [2] (/ ˈ b iː ə n / BEE-ən; Irish: Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican, [3] an activist who wrote in both English and Irish.
A quick-and-easy Behan read, filled with a kind of wry humour. Published in parts under another name - it was only printed as a Behan after his death - this is a tale of criminal double-crossings, prison-breaks and horse protection, spanning Ireland and France.
Ireland's brilliant and outspoken bard laureate, flamboyant author of BORSTAL BOY and THE HOSTAGE turns his attention to the novel form and makes it his own. Though his novel was well received, his death, almost immediately upon the novel's completion, would insure it would be his one and only.
The Scarperer has another plan. He springs The Limey only to drown him off Dieppe; and he drowns him because he looks so much like a French criminal, Pierre le Fou, who, when The Limey's body is found, will be officially dead and therefore free.
The Scarperer. Author: Brendan Behan. Publisher: Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday [1964] Edition/Format: Print book : Fiction : English : [1st ed.] View all editions and formats. Summary: A group of rogues escape from prison and head for Paris and a pot of gold, only to have their plans upset by a little old Irish lady.
Doubleday in 1964, shortly after Behan’s death, Jeffs recounts how Behan mentioned The Scarperer only in the course of testifying, from personal experience, about the challenge of writing ‘a crime story’.
The Scarperer: A Novel. Hardcover – January 1, 1964. by Brendan Behan (Author) 4.0 4 ratings. See all formats and editions.
