Summary of Funny Girl: by Nick Hornby | Includes Analysis

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Summary of Funny Girl by Nick Hornby | Includes Analysis

 

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Funny Girl is a novel by writer Nick Hornby set in Blackpool, England in 1964. It tells the story of twenty-one year old Barbara Parker, a beautiful blonde, who wants to become a comedic actress like Lu

• Language: English
• Publisher: Instaread, Inc
• Release date: May 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9781683781387

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Funny Girl

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Table of Contents

Summary      4

Main Characters      12

Analysis      14

Character Analysis & Relationships      14

Themes      22

Author’s style      30

Summary

Funny Girl is a novel by writer Nick Hornby set in Blackpool, England in 1964. It tells the story of twenty-one year old Barbara Parker, a beautiful blonde, who wants to become a comedic actress like Lucille Ball.

Barbara wins the Miss Blackpool beauty pageant. Barbara wants more than anything to get out of Blackpool. When she realizes the title of Miss Blackpool commits her to a year of