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A Kestrel for a Knave is a 1968 novel by British author, Barry Hines. Billy Casper is a teenage boy with troubles. He lives in a Yorkshire mining village with his half-brother Jud. A kestrel is a bird of prey. - AsNotedIn
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1968/00/00 | Barry Hines | Author | A Kestrel for a Knave - published | ||||
| 1968/00/00 | Michael Joseph, Ltd | Publisher | A Kestrel for a Knave - published |
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| Particulars for A Kestrel for a Knave: | |||
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| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Audience | Childrens | ||
| Narrative Arts | Coming-of-Age | Transition from youth to adulthood | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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