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| Author | Stephen Fry |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Set in | England, 1972–1980 |
| Publisher | William Heinemann |
Publication date | September 1991 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 240 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-434-27191-8 (first edition, hardback) & ISBN 0-7493-0540-1 (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 59891543 |
| 823.914 | |
| LC Class | PR6056 .R88 |
The Liar (published 1991) is the first novel of British writer and actor Stephen Fry. The story is told out of chronological order but mostly follows the upper-class Englishman Adrian Healey through his years at public school, at Cambridge University, and afterwards. He excels at lying and entire chapters are later revealed to have been fictions. He ultimately ends up teaching at Cambridge as part of an old boys' club in British intelligence, which alleviates its boredom during the decline of the empire and end of the Cold War by partaking in make-believe espionage missions.