Modern Classics the Grass Arena: An Autobiography

by John Healy

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John Healy's The Grass Arena describes with unflinching honesty his experiences of addiction, his escape through learning to play chess in prison, and his ongoing search for peace of mind. This Penguin Classics edition includes an afterword by Colin MacCabe.

In his searing autobiography Healy describes his fifteen years living rough in London without state aid, when begging carried an automatic three-year prison sentence and vagrant...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0141189592

ISBN13:9780141189598

Release Date:July 2008

Publisher:Penguin Group

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Chess Politics & Social Sciences Poverty Puzzles & Games Social Sciences Social Work

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