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Billy Liar, a play in three acts

Humorous self-portrait of a young Yorkshire clerk in the throes of first sophistication and revolt against his environment.

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  • "Billy liar"
  • "loneliness of the long-distance runner"
  • "Loneliness of the long-distance runner / Alan Sillitoe"
  • "Billy Liar and the loneliness of the long-distance runner"@en

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  • "Humorous self-portrait of a young Yorkshire clerk in the throes of first sophistication and revolt against his environment."@en
  • "A lively story about a crowded day in the life of a young, inquisitive undertaker's clerk in a Yorkshire town."@en
  • "Billy Fisher is a young, imaginative undertaker's clerk in a small town in Yorkshire and a pathological liar."@en
  • "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 Fisher wades through a confused, tragi-comic Saturday, as his past lies follow him."@en
  • "Captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. This title tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends."@en
  • "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 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."

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  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en
  • "Nowele angielskie"
  • "Comedies"@en
  • "Comedies"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Texts"@en
  • "Toneelstukken (teksten)"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Specimens"
  • "Vertalingen (vorm)"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Manuscripts (document genre)"@en
  • "Plays"@en
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl
  • "Powieść angielska"
  • "Large type books"@en

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  • "Billy Liar - The Loneliness of the long-distance runner Titre2 The Loneliness of the long-distanceTitre2 runner"
  • "Billy liar, and, the loneliness of the long-distance runner"
  • "Billy mentiroso"@es
  • "Billy Liar. The loneliness of the long-distance runner"
  • "Billy Liar, a play in three acts"
  • "Billy Liar, a play in three acts"@en
  • "Billy, der Lügner : Roman"
  • "Billy Liar : [novel]"
  • "Billy Liar. [A novel.]"@en
  • "Billy le menteur"
  • "Billy Liar [by] Keith Waterhouse [and] The loneliness of the long-distance runner [by] Alan Sillitoe; with introduction and notes by David Elloway"@en
  • "Bili badaʼi"
  • "Billy Liar. Billy Liar"
  • "Billy Kłamca"@pl
  • "Billy der Lügner : Roman"
  • "Billy Liar : A Play in Three Acts"
  • "Billy Liar. A play in three acts ... Adapted from the novel of the same title by K. Waterhouse"@en
  • "Billy Liar a play in three acts"@en
  • "Billy Liar a play in three acts"
  • "Billy Liar : A Play In Three Acts"
  • "Billy Liar / The loneliness of the long-distance runner / by Alan Sillitoe"@en
  • "Billy Liar. A comedy in three acts ... From the novel by Keith Waterhouse"
  • "Billy Liar. A comedy in three acts ... From the novel by Keith Waterhouse"@en
  • "Billy liar"@en
  • "Billy liar"
  • "Billy Liar : a play in 3 acts. Adapted from the novel of the same title by Keith Waterhouse"
  • "Bili badai"
  • "Billy Liar : the loneliness of the long distance runner"@en
  • "Billy Liar : a play in three acts"
  • "Billy Liar : a play in three acts"@en
  • "Een geboren leugenaar"
  • "Billy Liar; a play in three acts"@en
  • "Billy Liar [by] Keith Waterhouse. The Loneliness of the long-distance runner [by] Alan Sillitoe. With introduction and notes by David Elloway"@en
  • "Billy Liar [by] Keith Waterhouse. The Loneliness of the long-distance runner [by] Alan Sillitoe. With introduction and notes by David Elloway"
  • "Billy Liar : a comedy in three acts"@en
  • "Billy Liar : a comedy in three acts"
  • "Billy Liar : [a play in three acts]"@en
  • "Bili badaʼi : [program]"
  • "Billy Liar. A play in three acts ... Adapted from the novel of the same title by Keith Waterhouse"@en
  • "Billy Liar. The loneliness of the long-distance runner / Alan Sillitoe"
  • "Billy Liar. Billy Liar / Keith Waterhouse. The loneliness of the long-distance runner / Alan Sillitoe"
  • "Billy, der Lügner Roman"
  • "Billy le menteur : roman"
  • "Billy Liar"@en
  • "Billy Liar"
  • "Een geboren leugenaar : komedie in drie bedrijven"
  • "Billy Liar : a Play in Three Acts"@en
  • "Billy kłamca. Tłumaczyli Mirosław Bielewicz, Zdzisław Bohdanowicz"

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