He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962 for his novel The Edge of Sadness (1961).
He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962 for his novel The Edge of Sadness (1961). His ancestry was Irish, and his novels concerned the Irish-American experience and often dealt with the lives of politicians and priests. O'Connor was born to a medical doctor in Providence, Rhode Island, but was raised in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
The Edge of Sadness (The Loyola Classics Series). Edwin O'Connor (1918ndash;1968) is best known for The Last Hurrah (1956), an acclaimed novel of Boston politics, but many critics regard The Edge of Sadness (1961) as his finest work
The Edge of Sadness (The Loyola Classics Series). Edwin O'Connor (1918ndash;1968) is best known for The Last Hurrah (1956), an acclaimed novel of Boston politics, but many critics regard The Edge of Sadness (1961) as his finest work. The Edge of Sadness was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.
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The Edge of Sadness by Edwin O’Connor is a 1961 fictional tale of Father Hugh Kennedy, a middle-aged pastor . of course, it won the Pulitzer Prize. If you have not read The Edge of Sadness, you have a terrible lacuna in your reading
The Edge of Sadness by Edwin O’Connor is a 1961 fictional tale of Father Hugh Kennedy, a middle-aged pastor navigating his way in a parish strikingly similar to the cinematic St. Dominic’s of Going My Way. . If you have not read The Edge of Sadness, you have a terrible lacuna in your reading. 9 people found this helpful.
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This page contains details about the Fiction book The Edge of Sadness by Edwin O'Connor published in 1961
This page contains details about the Fiction book The Edge of Sadness by Edwin O'Connor published in 1961. This book is the 2006th greatest Fiction book of all time as determined by thegreatestbooks.
Edwin O'Connor (1918-1968) is best known for "The Last Hurrah "(1956), an acclaimed novel of Boston politics, but many critics regard "The Edge of Sadness "(1961) as his finest work. The Edge of Sadness" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.
Fanning, Charles (2000). The Irish Voice in America: 250 Years of Irish-American Fiction. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. p. 316. ^ (24 March 1968). Prize Winning Author Edwin O'Connor Dies, Oxnard Press-Courier (Associated Press story). Fanning, Charles (2000).
A realistic Christian novel of hope in a non-Christian age. -New England Quarterly A deeply felt and eloquently expressed work. A Contemporary Catholic Classic. com User, September 28, 2006. As I was reading THE EDGE OF SADNESS, I couldn't help but think that in 1961, when this Pulitzer Prize winning novel was published, it must have been rather controversial. It dealt with the humanity of priests, noting flaws but in a respectful manner.
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