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Billy Liar is a 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse that was later adapted into a play, a film, a musical and a TV series. The work has inspired and been featured in a number of popular songs. The semi-comical story is about William Fisher, a working-class 19-year-old living with his parents in the fictional town of Stradhoughton in Yorkshire. Bored by his job as a lowly clerk for an undertaker, Billy spends his time indulging in fantasies and dreams of life in the big city as a comedy writer.

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dbo:abstract Billy Liar is a 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse that was later adapted into a play, a film, a musical and a TV series. The work has inspired and been featured in a number of popular songs. The semi-comical story is about William Fisher, a working-class 19-year-old living with his parents in the fictional town of Stradhoughton in Yorkshire. Bored by his job as a lowly clerk for an undertaker, Billy spends his time indulging in fantasies and dreams of life in the big city as a comedy writer. (en) Billy Liar est un roman de Keith Waterhouse publié en 1960. Il a été adapté en pièce de théâtre, film, comédie musicale et série télévisée. (fr) Billy Liar é um romance de Keith Waterhouse lançado 1959, que mais tarde foi adaptada para uma peça de teatro, filme, música e série de TV. O semi-cômica história é sobre Billy Fisher, um operário de 19 anos de idade que vivem com seus pais na cidade fictícia de Stradhoughton, em Yorkshire. Entediado por seu trabalho como um humilde funcionário de uma funerária, Billy gasta seu tempo sonhando com a vida na cidade grande como um escritor de comédia. (pt) «Билли-лжец» (англ. «Billy Liar») — в переводе А. Кистяковского «Билли-враль», — роман Кейта Уотерхауса, опубликованный в 1959 году. Основа одноимённой театральной пьесы, фильма, мюзикла и телевизионных сериалов. В 1975 году Уотерхаус выпустил продолжение романа — «Билли-лжец на Луне» (англ. «Billy Liar on the Moon») . (ru)
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rdfs:comment Billy Liar is a 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse that was later adapted into a play, a film, a musical and a TV series. The work has inspired and been featured in a number of popular songs. The semi-comical story is about William Fisher, a working-class 19-year-old living with his parents in the fictional town of Stradhoughton in Yorkshire. Bored by his job as a lowly clerk for an undertaker, Billy spends his time indulging in fantasies and dreams of life in the big city as a comedy writer. (en) Billy Liar est un roman de Keith Waterhouse publié en 1960. Il a été adapté en pièce de théâtre, film, comédie musicale et série télévisée. (fr) Billy Liar é um romance de Keith Waterhouse lançado 1959, que mais tarde foi adaptada para uma peça de teatro, filme, música e série de TV. O semi-cômica história é sobre Billy Fisher, um operário de 19 anos de idade que vivem com seus pais na cidade fictícia de Stradhoughton, em Yorkshire. Entediado por seu trabalho como um humilde funcionário de uma funerária, Billy gasta seu tempo sonhando com a vida na cidade grande como um escritor de comédia. (pt) «Билли-лжец» (англ. «Billy Liar») — в переводе А. Кистяковского «Билли-враль», — роман Кейта Уотерхауса, опубликованный в 1959 году. Основа одноимённой театральной пьесы, фильма, мюзикла и телевизионных сериалов. В 1975 году Уотерхаус выпустил продолжение романа — «Билли-лжец на Луне» (англ. «Billy Liar on the Moon») . (ru)
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