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#Birdy-novel

Birdy is the debut novel of William Wharton, who was more than 50 years old when it was published. It won the U.S. National Book Award in category First Novel. "National Book Awards – 1980". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-28. (With Read More..

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Description	Birdy is the debut novel of William Wharton, who was more than 50 years old when it was published. It won the U.S. National Book Award in category First Novel. "National Book Awards – 1980". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-28. (With essay by Dorianne Laux from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.) • First novels or first works of fiction were recognized from 1980 to 1985.Birdy was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1980, ultimately losing to The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer.Birdy was adapted as a film of the same name, directed by Alan Parker and starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. Naomi Wallace, a poet and playwright, adapted Birdy for the stage in 1997.
Description	Birdy is the debut novel of William Wharton, who was more than 50 years old when it was published. It won the U.S. National Book Award in category First Novel. "National Book Awards – 1980". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-28. (With essay by Dorianne Laux from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.) • First novels or first works of fiction were recognized from 1980 to 1985.Birdy was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1980, ultimately losing to The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer.Birdy was adapted as a film of the same name, directed by Alan Parker and starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. Naomi Wallace, a poet and playwright, adapted Birdy for the stage in 1997.

Name	Birdy
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Authors	William Wharton
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom {{citation needed\|date=March 2012}}
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Pages	309
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Media_type	Print & Audio
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Isbn	978-0-394-42569-6
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Publisher	Knopf
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Pub_date	December 1978
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