Skippy Dies
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Paul Murray
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Boarding school epic; humor entwines with tragedy.
"Skippy Dies" might seem like an odd recommendation given its title, but it’s the depth and authenticity with which Paul Murray portrays the peaks and valleys of adolescence that makes this book so compelling. Murray crafts a narrative that is as hilarious as it is heartbreaking, stitching together the bittersweet patchwork of teenage life with a cast of characters that feel achingly real. If you're into stories that can make you laugh out loud one moment and bring you to tears the next, this sprawling novel with its Shakespearean dialogue and poignant take on youth will likely stay with you long after the last page.
- Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2010)
- Costa Book Award Nominee (2010)
- Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Nominee for Comic Fiction (2010)
- National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
- Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuurprijs for vertaald boek (2012)
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Skippy Dies
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Paul Murray
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ISBN: 9780141009957
Authors:
Paul Murray
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 2011-04-07
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.78
(rated by 25034 readers)
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Boarding school epic; humor entwines with tragedy.
"Skippy Dies" might seem like an odd recommendation given its title, but it’s the depth and authenticity with which Paul Murray portrays the peaks and valleys of adolescence that makes this book so compelling. Murray crafts a narrative that is as hilarious as it is heartbreaking, stitching together the bittersweet patchwork of teenage life with a cast of characters that feel achingly real. If you're into stories that can make you laugh out loud one moment and bring you to tears the next, this sprawling novel with its Shakespearean dialogue and poignant take on youth will likely stay with you long after the last page.
- Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2010)
- Costa Book Award Nominee (2010)
- Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Nominee for Comic Fiction (2010)
- National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
- Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuurprijs for vertaald boek (2012)
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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