Bridget Jones's Diary (novel)
1996 novel by Helen Fielding / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1996 novel. For the 2001 film adaptation, see Bridget Jones's Diary. For the soundtrack of the film, see Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture. For the musical, see Bridget Jones' Diary (musical).
Bridget Jones's Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding. Written in the form of a personal diary, the novel chronicles a year in the life of Bridget Jones, a thirty-something single working woman living in London. She writes about her career, self-image, vices, family, friends, and romantic relationships.
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Author | Helen Fielding |
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Cover artist | Nick Turpin[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Comedy novel, Chick lit |
Publisher | Picador |
Publication date | 1996 |
Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
ISBN | 0-670-88072-8 |
OCLC | 38884462 |
823/.914 21 | |
LC Class | PR6056.I4588 B75 1998 |
Followed by | The Edge of Reason |
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By 2006, the book had sold over two million copies worldwide.[2] Critics have credited Fielding's novel as the "ur-text" of the contemporary chick lit movement.[3] A sequel, The Edge of Reason, was published in 1999.