Billy Liar
by Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall

Name: Billy Liar
Brand: Keith Waterhouse
SKU: 9780573111426
Rating: 3.4 (151 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

105 minsBritish Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the humor and depth of 'Billy Liar', highlighting its exploration of youth and deception. Many find it an engaging portrayal of growing up in 20th century England, praising the sharp writing and entertaining performances. However, there are some who feel disconnected from the story, considering it overly cynical or difficult to relate to in modern times.

Funny and enjoyable readEntertaining performancesSharp and witty writingTimeless themes of youthSome found it overly cynical

Synopsis

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.