- Young adult fiction, Bildungsroman, Epistolary fiction, Bildungsromans
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a young adult coming-of-age epistolary novel by American writer Stephen Chbosky, which was first published on February 1, 1999, by Pocket Books. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows Charlie, an introverted observing teenager, through his freshman year of high school in a Pittsburgh suburb. The novel details Charlie's unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood, and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family.
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- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Stephen Chbosky
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 231
- Publisher
- Feniks Kitap, REMI, MTV Books/Pocket Books
- Editions
- 51
- Language
- vie, Polish, lit, Russian
- ISBN
- 9781471116179
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“Dear Friend, I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have.”
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