The Grass Arena

Cover first edition Faber and Faber, 1988

The Grass Arena is an autobiography that was made into a British film released in 1991.[1] It is based on the true story of John Healy.[2] The book had been out of print for a number of years, but was re-issued on 31 July 2008.[3]

  1. ^ "The Grass Arena (1992)". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ James, Erwin. "Grass grows greener for John Healy". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ James, Erwin (4 August 2008). "John Healy's book about his redemption through chess and writing brought me hope in dark times". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.