One of a series of contemporary plays including structured GCSE assignments for use by individuals or groups. These include questions which involve close reading, writing and discussion. This play is an adaptation of Barry Hines's novel about a boy's love for a kestrel hawk.
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Lawrence Till is artistic director of the Palace Theatre, Watford. Barry Hines's A Kestrel for a Knave, his second novel, appeared in 1968 and was filmed as Kes by Ken Loach in 1969.
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Rather sad, but...,
By Christian Vogt (Schweinfurt, Germany) - See all my reviews
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nevertheless a very nice book. "Kes" is essentially about a community which fails its young. The protagonist, Billy, is an apparently backward kid. The three worlds of the play are home, school and field. Home is Billy, his brother Jud and his mum where he is neglected and beaten up. School is a boy lost in a muddle of many others each hoping for futures out of this existence. Billy's solace is his pet kestrel, on which he lavishes all the tenderness he has never known. That's why the field where he flies his bird is a world of adventure and of escape. A land without maps or boundaries.The author manages to create an image in the reader's mind that gives him a deep insight into Billy's live and his problems. You feel with the protagonist and also feel sorry for him. That's the reason why I really enjoyed reading this book and if you like rather sad books that make you think even after finishing them I would recommend you to read "Kes"!!!
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