 1981 edition cover | |
| Author | Daniel Keyes |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Random House (1981) Bantam Books (1982, 1995) |
Publication date | October 1981 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 374 (1981) 426 (1982,1995) |
| ISBN | 0-3945-1943-4 |
| OCLC | 7574826 |
The Minds of Billy Milligan is a 1981 non-fiction novel by Hugo Award-winning author Daniel Keyes. It tells the story of Billy Milligan, the first person in U.S. history acquitted of a major crime by pleading dissociative identity disorder.[1]
A sequel, The Milligan Wars,[2] was published in Japan in 1994.
Awards
Won
- 1986: Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Book by a Foreign Author[3]
- 1993: Seiun Award for Non-Fiction of the Year[4]
Nominated
- 1982: Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime[5]
Adaptation
The book inspired the 2023 Apple TV+ miniseries The Crowded Room, starring Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried.
References
- ↑ "30 years later, multiple-personality case still fascinating". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ Keyes, Daniel (1994-01-01). ビリー・ミリガンと23の棺 = The milligan wars (in Japanese). 東京: 早川書房. ISBN 4-15-207863-4.
- ↑ "KLP 1986 Preisträger". kurd-lasswitz-preis. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ "sfadb: Seiun Awards 1993". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees Database". www.theedgars.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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