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| Author | Patrick McCabe |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Picador |
Publication date | April 1992 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-330-32358-X (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 27810121 |
The Butcher Boy is a 1992 novel by Patrick McCabe.
Set in a small town in Ireland in the early 1960s, it tells the story of Francis "Francie" Brady, a schoolboy who retreats into a violent fantasy world as his troubled home life collapses.