Deliverance (novel)
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For other uses, see Deliverance (disambiguation).
Deliverance (1970) is the debut novel of American writer James Dickey, who had previously published poetry.[1] It was adapted into the 1972 film of the same name directed by John Boorman.
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Author | James Dickey |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Thriller, adventure |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1 June 1970 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 284 pp |
ISBN | 978-0-385-31387-2 |
OCLC | 31312271 |
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In 1998, the editors of the Modern Library selected Deliverance as #42 on their list of the 100 best 20th-Century novels.[2] In 2005, the novel was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923.[3]