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Kelleher, successfully pursues the commercialliterary accomplishments of the late edwin o connor. I read this for a public policy class in college but it was far from work. Set in an old and mainline northeastern city, the novel examines the dying days of machine politics when largess held voters in sway. Were living in a sensitive age, cuke, and im not altogether sure youre fully. It is considered the most popular of oconnors works, partly because of a 1958 movie adaptation. The last hurrah, a great novel written by edwin o connor in 1955, is the best treatise on american state and local politics to this day. The story concerns the irishamerican mayor of a big american city that bears a suspicious resemblance to boston, massachusetts, who wants to run for one more term before he retires. Set in an old and mainline northeastern city, the novel examines the dying days of machine. The last hurrah 1956 first edition the atlantic prize novel. Edwin oconnors novel, about the last campaign of an oldtime political boss, seems to have touched something deep in ford, but the feelingsfor the passing of a tradition, of a way of life. The main criticism of the novel appears to be that oconnor was too benevolent in his portrayal of a big city political boss and of machine politics. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available.
This collection of published and unpublished fragments, chronologically arranged, with commentaries by arthur schlesinger, jr. The last hurrah, a great novel written by edwin oconnor in 1955, is the best treatise on american state and local politics to this day. Full book the edge of sadness by edwin oconnor free wiki. I find it hard to be impartial about this book, which is one of my favorites, and is the basis for the great john fordspencer tracy film of the same name. The novel was immediately a bestseller in the united states for 20 weeks, and was also on lists for bestseller of that year. The last hurrah 1956 first edition the atlantic prize. Edwin oconnor 1918 1968 edwin oconnor 1918 1968 was an american journalist and novelist who won the pulitzer prize in 1962 for the edge of sadness 1961 oconnor was a radio personality, journalist, and novelist, originally from rhode island who spent most of his professional life in and around boston, massachusetts. Spencer tracy stars in john fords sentimental adaptation of edwin oconnors novel about the final campaign of a big city mayor, loosely based upon the life of boston politician james curley. Edwin oconnor 19181968 wrote three widelyread novels, but he is all but identified as the author of one of them. The last hurrah is a 1956 novel written by edwin oconnor. The consequence of that happy upheaval was that the edge of sadness seemed, to many, yesterdays news. It is considered the most popular of oconnor s works, partly because of a significant 1958 movie adaptation starring spencer tracy.
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