They Cage the Animals at Night
Left by his incapacitated mother at a Catholic orphanage in Brooklyn, Burch describes his unhappy life as a foster child, experiences as a runaway, struggle for survival, growth of self-reliance, and triumph over loneliness.
GenresBiography & AutobiographyPolitical SciencePublic PolicySocial Services & WelfarePsychologyDevelopmental
293 pages, 3 editions
English edition · First published 1984 by New American Library · ISBN 9780451138538
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Editions
3 editions
English
- They Cage the Animals at Night · New American Library · 1985 · ISBN 9780451138538 This page
- They Cage the Animals at Night: The True Story of an Abandoned Child's Struggle for Emotional Survival · Berkley · 2017 · ISBN 9780451489517
- They Cage the Animals at Night · Turtleback · 1984 · ISBN 9780606007771
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