World's End (Boyle novel)

World's End

1st US edition cover
Author	T. C. Boyle
Language	English
Publisher	Viking Press
Publication date	October 8, 1987
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	456 pp (First edition, hardcover)
ISBN	0-670-81489-X (First edition, hardcover)
OCLC	15366191
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 19
LC Class	PS3552.O932 W67 1987

World's End is a 1987 historical fiction novel by T. C. Boyle. The novel, characterized by dark satire, tells the story of several generations of families in the Hudson River Valley. It was the winner of the 1988 PEN/Faulkner Award for American Fiction.

Book information

World's End by T. C. Boyle

• Hardcover – ISBN 0-670-81489-X (1987, First edition) published by Viking Press
• Paperback – ISBN 0-14-029993-9 (July 20, 1990) published by Penguin Books

In popular culture

The book was referenced in the popular American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, in the season 5 episode "Girls Vs. Suits".

External links

• T.C. Boyle official website