{"product_id":"discovering-kes-david-glynne-fox-9781901091915","title":"Discovering Kes: A Personal Quest for the Classic 1969 Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhoever could have guessed that a Ken Loach film produced on a low budget, with no big stars, no sex, little violence, the wrong kind of bird and with a sad ending, could ever have resulted in a major classic, loved by millions. Such was the case with \u003cem\u003eKes, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich resulted from the 1968 Barry Hines novel \u003cem\u003eA Kestrel for a Knave\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKes \u003c\/em\u003ewas one of those rare films which concerned the working class and highlighted some of their life struggles and was enshrined in the life of Barnsley schoolboy, Billy Casper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author was a falconer at the time, and now 55 years later \u003cem\u003eDiscovering Kes\u003c\/em\u003eis a tribute to all things \u003cem\u003eKes\u003c\/em\u003e from how the film came about, to its production, anecdotes, impact on society (then and now) and not least the tracking down of the filming and associated locations along with maps which enable like-minded people to follow in his footsteps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContains an exclusive interview with director Ken Loach.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Glynne Fox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1901091910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781901091915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Irregular Special Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.38d","brand":"David Glynne Fox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664174747903,"sku":"9781901091915","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/discovering-kes-david-glynne-fox-9781901091915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}