Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy
Book cover of a rural road, old building, cloudy sky, and forest.
AuthorJD Vance
LanguageEnglish
SubjectRural sociology, poverty, family drama
PublishedJune 2016 (Harper Press)
PublisherHarper
Pages264
Awards2017 Audie Award for Nonfiction
ISBN978-0-06-230054-6
OCLC952097610
LC ClassHD8073.V37

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is a 2016 memoir by current U.S. Vice President-elect JD Vance about the Appalachian values of his family from Kentucky and the socioeconomic problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where his mother's parents moved when they were young. It was adapted into the 2020 film Hillbilly Elegy, directed by Ron Howard and starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams.[1]

  1. ^ Kuo, Christopher (July 16, 2024). "What to Know About 'Hillbilly Elegy,' Film Based on JD Vance's Memoir". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

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