The Minds of Billy Milligan

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The Minds of Billy Milligan
TheMindsOfBillyMilligan.jpg
1981 edition cover
AuthorDaniel Keyes
CountryUnited States
GenreBiography
PublisherRandom House (1981)
Bantam Books (1982, 1995)
Publication date
October 1981
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback)
Pages374 (1981)
426 (1982,1995)
ISBN0-3945-1943-4
OCLC7574826

The Minds of Billy Milligan is a non-fiction novel portraying Billy Milligan, the first person in U.S. history acquitted of a major crime by pleading multiple-personality disorder.[1] The novel was originally published in 1981, written by Hugo Award-winning author Daniel Keyes, who received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Brooklyn College in 1950.[2]

The sequel, entitled ,[3] was later published in Japan in 1994. According to the author, its release in the United States is tied to the release of the upcoming film adaptation entitled .[4]

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  • 1982: Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime[7]

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  1. ^ "30 years later, multiple-personality case still fascinates". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  2. ^ Coules, Bert; Keyes, Daniel (1993-01-01). The Play of Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon. Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-435-23293-1.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Daniel Keyes FAQ". www.danielkeyesauthor.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  5. ^ "KLP 1986 Preisträger". . Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  6. ^ "sfadb: Seiun Awards 1993". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  7. ^ "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees Database". www.theedgars.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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