Funny Girl (novel)
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Author | Nick Hornby |
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Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Penguin/Viking |
Publication date
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6 November 2014 |
Media type | |
Pages | 342 (hardcover edition) |
ISBN | 978-0-670-92280-2 |
Preceded by | Juliet, Naked |
Funny Girl is a 2014 novel, by the British writer Nick Hornby.[1]
Synopsis
The novel is about Barbara Parker, Miss Blackpool of 1964, who decides to forego ideas of becoming a beauty queen. She heads for London, determined to make her mark as a television comedian, inspired by her idol Lucille Ball. After finding a job on a cosmetics counter in a London department store, she meets a theatrical agent, Brian Debenham, who finds her an audition for a television sitcom pilot based around the domestic life of a newlywed couple. Taking the name Sophie Straw, she becomes a star.
References
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External links
- Article from The Independent, October 2014
- Article from "The New York Times", Feb. 18, 2015
- The author's homepage
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