Billy Liar – A Comedy
Billy Liar – A Comedy by Keith Waterhouse is a new edition published by Samuel French on March 6, 2015. This 114-page work presents the story of a teenager named Billy Fisher, who escapes his mundane life in a North Country town through elaborate daydreams and lies. As an undertaker’s clerk, Billy’s idle and dishonest nature leads him to create a world where truth and fiction blur, much to the frustration of his family and the three girls he is simultaneously engaged to.
Readers will find a dramatic exploration of Billy’s character as he navigates his fantasies and the consequences of his fabrications. The narrative delves into themes of escapism and the struggle between reality and imagination, highlighting the complexities of his relationships and the impact of his choices. This edition invites readers to engage with the intricacies of Billy’s life and the dynamics of his interactions, all while reflecting on the nature of truth in a world shaped by dreams.
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A teenager in a North Country town, Billy Fisher weaves a world of his own out of his day dreams. He is an incurable liar, idle and dishonest, and to escape from his dull job as an undertaker’s clerk and his dreary domestic background he imagines himself in so many different situations that truth and fiction become hopelessly intermingled. His family is unable to understand or control him, though they realize that he is a good for nothing. The cast is completed by the three girls to whom he is simultaneously engaged. When he is given the chance to start a new life, he turns it down, preferring his dreams to reality.
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