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Read information about the author patrick mccabe came to prominence with the publication of his third adult novel, the butcher boy, in 1992. Patrick mccabe was born in clones, county monaghan, ireland in 1955. The butcher boy by patrick mccabe is a novel that explores the consequences or effects of abnormal childhood development owing to a dysfunctional family. Patrick mccabe discusses his novel the butcher boy bbc. Francis leary tells the story as a narrative retrospect of his. Nugent is the final, terrifying act of a young boy at the end of a relentless descent into a world of scorn and fear, brought to unforgettably vivid life in this tourdeforce performance by author patrick mccabe. The butcher boy, patrick mccabe the butcher boy is a 1992 novel by patrick mccabe.
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