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That Night (novel)

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That Night
First edition
AuthorAlice McDermott
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date
1987
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages192
ISBN978-0-374-27361-3

That Night (1987) is the second novel by American author Alice McDermott, published in 1987 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The novel was a Finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize in 1988[1] and the National Book Award in 1987.[2]

Set in the 1960s, the novel's narrated through the lens of a 10-year-old girl fascinated with the romantic lives of two Long Island teenagers, Sheryl and Rick. In 1992, the novel was adapted into a film of the same name by director Craig Bolotin, starring C. Thomas Howell and Juliette Lewis.

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