Boy A is the title of a 2004 novel by British writer Jonathan Trigell.
The book is the story of a child criminal released into society as an adult, taking its title from the court practice of concealing the identity of child defendants, which shares some similarities with the notorious James Patrick Bulger case.
Published by Serpent's Tail in English speaking countries, the novel has been translated into French under the title Jeux d'Enfants publ...
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Boy A is the title of a 2004 novel by British writer Jonathan Trigell.
The book is the story of a child criminal released into society as an adult, taking its title from the court practice of concealing the identity of child defendants, which shares some similarities with the notorious James Patrick Bulger case.
Published by Serpent's Tail in English speaking countries, the novel has been translated into French under the title Jeux d'Enfants published by Gallimard and also into Chinese, Russian, Dutch and Spanish. It won the 2004 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the 2005 Waverton Good Read Award. On World Book Day (UK) 2008, Boy A was voted the most discussion-worthy novel by a living writer in the Spread The Word poll.
The book was adapted into a BAFTA award-winning TV movie that was released theatrically in some areas. The film was made by Cuba Pictures and written by Mark O'Rowe, and premiered at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. It was directed by John Crowley and starred Andrew...
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