Stephen chbosky perks of being a wallflower

1998 novel by Stephen Chbosky

This article is about the book. For the film adaptation, see The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film).

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 1999 young adult novel by American author Stephen Chbosky.

Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows Charlie, an introverted and observant teenager, through his freshman year of high school in a Pittsburgh suburb. The novel details Charlie's unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood, and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family.

Chbosky took five years to develop and publish The Perks of Being a Wallflower,^[1] creating the characters and other aspects of the story from his own memories. The novel addresses themes permeating adolescence, including sexuality, drug use, rape, and mental health, while also making several references to other literary work