Tales from the Back Green

Paterson, Bill

ISBN 10 : 1844565637 ISBN 13 : 9781844565634

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

The much loved Scots actor Bill Paterson was brought up in those halcyon days of post-war Britain when a child could still play happily -- and safely -- in his own back green and the streets beyond. Now, in TALES FROM THE BACK GREEN he evokes his boyhood and youth in Glasgow's East End during the 1950s, full of intriguing characters and extraordinary events. Always eager to push the boundaries of what they were allowed to do, Bill and his mates construct a giant dust 'atomic' bomb, try to hold their own World Cup tournament and play endlessly on wasteland that's now unrecognizable from the exciting jungle of his childhood. TALES FROM THE BACK GREEN is not only a brilliant realisation of a time and a place, but a classic memoir of childhood that will strike a chord with everyone who's ever played and dreamed with little thought of life 'when I grow up'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bill Paterson was born in Glasgow. His theatre career includes being a founder member of 7:84 Theatre Company with the landmark production of The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil. Film and Television work includes Wives and Daughters, The Crow Road, The Witches, Truly Madly Deeply, Traffik, The Singing Detective, Aufweidersehn Pet, Comfort and Joy and The Killing Fields. He is a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844565637
• ISBN 13: 9781844565634
• Reliure: CD
• Nombre de pages: 2
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