Boy A

Boy A

Infobox Book
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image_caption = First edition cover
author = Jonathan Trigell
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Serpent's Tail
release_date = 2004
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isbn = ISBN 9781846686627
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followed_by = Cham (novel)

"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.

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 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. [cite web|url=http://www.worldbookday.com/spreadtheword/|title=World Book Day: Spread the Word website]

The story has some parallels to the fates of the murderers of James Bulger, although the crime itself differs significantly. Among others, it echoes aspects of the Sakakibara Seito case in Japan and the Mary Bell case. The writer always admitted that the killer was not based on anyone he knew however in Milan in 2004 he said there was a hint of truth in his writings, although did not disclose any further information on the subject.

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A BAFTA award-winning film adaptation [imdb title|1078188] made by Cuba Pictures and written by Mark O'Rowe premièred at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. [cite web|url=http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2007/08/toronto-film-fe.html|title=Toronto International Film Festival: Final International Line-up] It is directed by John Crowley and stars Andrew Garfield (who won the 2008 Best Actor BAFTA TV Award for his performance), Peter Mullan and Katie Lyons. The film is cinematic release in the USA by the Weinstein Company on 23 July 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=boya.htm|title=Boy A Release information]

[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1078188/ Boy A] on Internet Movie Database

References

External links

* [http://www.serpentstail.com/content_item?id=52 Extract] from Boy A
* [http://www.serpentstail.com/book?id=10901 Read more about the book] on the publisher's website'
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/boy-a-by-jonathan-trigell-brbad-influence-by-william-sutcliffe-732962.html Book review] from The Independent newspaper.
* [http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/bookbites/1594.html Video Clip] of Trigell describing the novel.
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/mar/06/news.lindesayirvine Report] of Boy A winning the World Book Day Prize in The Guardian newspaper.
* [http://www.boyamovie.info/ "Boy A" Movie] - Official site.


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