Author | Anne Fine |
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Original title | Madame Doubtfire |
Cover artist | Bob Lea |
Language | English |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | 1987 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 175pp |
ISBN | 0-14-037355-1 |
Madame Doubtfire, known as Alias Madame Doubtfire in the United States, is a 1987 novel written by English author Anne Fine for teenage and young adult audiences. The novel is based on a family with divorced parents. Well received upon its publication in the UK, it was shortlisted for awards, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and Whitbread Children's Book Award.
In November 1993, six years following its publication, the novel was adapted into Mrs. Doubtfire, a film starring Robin Williams and Sally Field.