Birdy
of William Wharton
Description
Hailed upon its publication as "a classic for readers not yet born" (Philadelphia Inquirer), Birdy is an inventive, hypnotic novel about friendship and family, dreaming and surviving, love and war, madness and beauty, and, above all, "birdness." It tells the story of Al, a bold, hot-tempered boy whose goals in life are to life weights and pick up girls, and his strange friend Birdy, the skinny, tongue-tied perhaps genius who only wants to raise canaries and to fly. While fighting in World War II, they find their dreams become all too realâand their lives are changed forever.In Birdy, William Wharton crafts an unforgettable tale that suggests another notion of sanity in a world that is manifestly insane.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320 pages
- Publisher Vintage
- Publication Date February 4th 1992
- First Publication 12/12/78
- Language English
- ISBN 9780679734123
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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