First US edition
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| Author | J. P. Donleavy |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Delacorte Press (US) Methuen (UK) |
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Publication date
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Sep 1973 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 341 pp |
| ISBN | (US) |
A Fairy Tale of New York is a novel by Irish American writer J. P. Donleavy, published in 1973. The plot concerns Irish-American Cornelius Christian's return to New York after studying in Ireland. The novel was based on Donleavy's earlier work Fairy Tales of New York, a successful stage play published in 1961.