Charming Billy
| Authors | Alice McDermott |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | 31 September 1997 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 280 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-312-42942-3 |
Charming Billy, a novel by American author Alice McDermott, tells the story of Billy Lynch and his lifelong struggle with alcohol after the death of his first love.[1] It won the National Book Award[2] for fiction as well as the American Book Award,[3] and was shortlisted for the International Dublin IMPAC Literary Award.[4] The novel was published by FSG in 1997 and has since been republished by Picador (as a Picador Modern Classic.)[5]
References
- ↑ "Charming Billy book review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "National Book Award Winner". http://www.nbafictionblog.org/. National Book Award Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Previous Winners of the American Book Award" (PDF). beforecolumbusfoundation.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Shortlist titles (2000)". .impacdublinaward.ie. The International IMPAC Dublind Literary Award. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ Swanson, Clare. "Picador Set to Launch Modern Classics". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
| Preceded by Cold Mountain Charles Frazier |
National Book Award for Fiction 1998 |
Succeeded by Waiting Ha Jin |
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