"The book ""A Kestrel for a Knave"" by Barry Hines was the basis for which 1969 film?"
A Kestrel for a Knave A Kestrel for a Knave A Kestrel for a Knave is a novel by English author Barry Hines, published in 1968. It is set in a mining area (only ever referred to as "the City") and tells of Billy Casper, a young working class boy troubled at home and at school, who only finds solace when he finds and trains a kestrel whom he names "Kes". The book was made into a film "Kes" and is often used in Key Stage 4 assessment in the United Kingdom, as part of GCSE English courses. The book is so named because of
A Kestrel for a Knave Billy's 'Uncle Mick'. Billy's father punches Mick, and leaves the house. After the flashback has ended, Billy returns home, buries the kestrel and goes to bed. The story is set in only one day, apart from the flashback passages. However, the film version, directed by Kenneth Loach from Barry Hines' screenplay, dispenses with the flashbacks and portrays the events in a linear fashion. A Kestrel for a Knave A Kestrel for a Knave is a novel by English author Barry Hines, published in 1968. It is set in a mining area (only ever referred to as "the City") and tells