| A Fairy Tale of New York | |
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1st US edition |
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| Author(s) | J. P. Donleavy |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press (US) Methuen (UK) |
| Publication date | Sep 1973 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 341 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-440-02624-5 (US) |
A Fairy Tale of New York is a novel by Irish American author 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 around Donleavy's earlier work Fairy Tales of New York, a successful stage play published in 1961.