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 The Butcher Boy (1992) is a novel by Patrick McCabe and a (1997) film directed by Neil Jordan. The novel is considered by many to be the most remarkable by the author. It was shortlisted for the 1992 Booker Prize and won the 1992 Irish Times Irish... 
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 National Review The Butcher Boy.
05/18/1998: 431 words, approx. 1 pages Based on a novel by Patrick McCabe, Neil Jordan's The Butcher Boy is the story of how 12-year-old Francie Brady went to the dogs. His trumpet-player father, Benny, is an alcoholic; his mother, Annie, is mentally deranged. The time is that of the Cuban... summary from source:
Cineaste The Butcher Boy.(Review)
09/22/1998: 3,594 words, approx. 12 pages Neil Jordan's The Butcher Boy is an adaptation of Pat McCabe's highly-praised and controversial novel of the same name. Set in small-town Ireland of the early 1960s, the film traces the descent into violence and madness of twelve-year-old Francie Brady, the victim of a... summary from source:
 The New York Observer Blue-Eyed Cillian Murphy Is Delightful Hero(ine) in Pluto
10/9/2005: 2,235 words, approx. 8 pagesNeil Jordan’s Breakfast on Pluto, from a screenplay by Mr. Jordan and Patrick McCabe, based on the novel Breakfast on Pluto by Mr. McCabe, turns out to be one of many dazzling demonstrations of the cinematic art unveiled at the 43rd New York Film Festival—more...
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Critical Review by Joseph J. Feeney
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In the following excerpt, Feeney lauds the prose in McCabe's The Butcher Boy and asserts that the novel offers “unforgettable insight into a victim's pain.”
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