The classic comedy of a 50s youth trapped inside a Walter Mitty fantasy-world, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.
Keith Waterhouse's Billy Liar was published in 1959, and captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.
| ISBN: | 9780241973646 |
| Publication date: | 6th August 2015 |
| Author: | Keith Waterhouse |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Essentials |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Sociology: family and relationships Media tie-in humour Family Drama Humorous Fiction |
The classic comedy of a 50s youth trapped inside a Walter Mitty fantasy-world, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.
Keith Waterhouse's Billy Liar was published in 1959, and captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.
Billy Liar features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Sociology: family and relationships, Media tie-in humour, Family Drama, Humorous Fiction
Billy Liar is available in Paperback
Billy Liar was written by Keith Waterhouse and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Billy Liar has 176 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Essentials series
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