Charming Billy
1997 novel by Alice McDermott
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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] The novel was published by FSG in 1997 or 1998 and has since been republished by Picador (as a Picador Modern Classic).[2] It won the National Book Award for Fiction[3] and the American Book Award,[4] and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.[5]
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| Authors | Alice McDermott |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | December 1997—Early 1998 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback), kindle, audiobook |
| Pages | 280 pp |
| ISBN | 9780374120801 (hardcover 1st ed.) |
| OCLC | 38161224 |
