by Barry Hines · Gallimard/folio junior · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070331598
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«Kes» is the young-adult novel by Barry Hines, published by Gallimard/folio junior in paperback (238 pages, in French).
Billy Casper, a penniless teenager in working-class Yorkshire, endures a dysfunctional family and a hostile school environment while his future seems reduced to the mine. When he finds a kestrel, he trains it and calls it Kes; raising the bird gives him purpose and refuge. The work addresses poverty, education, and the need for hope.
French translation of A Kestrel for a Knave, by Barry Hines (1968), by Lola Tranec-Dubled, with illustrations by William Geldart. 1982 edition in the Folio junior collection, no. 159.
French edition aimed at young readers; the indicated age range is 9 to 12 years.
Melvin Barry Hines, FRSL was an English author, playwright and screenwriter. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern England, particularly in his native West Riding/South Yorkshire.
