Billy Liar
$35.54
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
10 May 2010
Summary
The classic comedy of ‘50s youth trapped inside a Walter Mitty fantasy-world.
Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling.
Keith Waterhouse’s Billy Liar was published in 1959, and captures brilliantly …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141041735 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141041730 |
| Author: | Keith Waterhouse |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 127g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Penguin Decades |
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About The Author
Keith Waterhouse
Keith Waterhouse was born in Leeds in 1929. He wrote extensively for film, tv and newspapers, and his play Jeffrey Barnard is Unwell was a West End hit in the 1990s. Billy Liar is his most famous book, and was an equally famous film, directed by John Schlesinger, starring Tom Courtenay. He died in 2009.
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