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The Last Hurrah is a 1956 novel written by Edwin O'Connor. It is considered the most popular of O’Connor's works, partly because of a 1958 movie adaptation starring Spencer Tracy. The novel was immediately a bestseller in the United States for 20 weeks, and was also on lists for bestseller of that year.
- Edwin O'Connor
- 1956
22. März 2016 · Another poignant tale of American politics is The Last Hurrah by Edwin O’Connor. Set in an old and mainline northeastern city, the novel examines the dying days of machine politics when largess held voters in sway. Frank Skeffington, 72, believes he is entitled to one more term.
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- University of Chicago Press
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Another poignant tale of American politics is The Last Hurrah by Edwin O’Connor. Set in an old and mainline northeastern city, the novel examines the dying days of machine politics when largess held voters in sway. Frank Skeffington, 72, believes he is entitled to one more term. His political compass loses its bearing against a young ...
The Last Hurrah, published in the mid-nineteen fifties, was Edwin O'Connor's first success and his most popular novel. The plot of The Last Hurrah focuses on a mayoral election in an unnamed East Coast city. Veteran Irish, Democratic Party politician Frank Skeffington is running for yet another term as Mayor. As a former governor, he is usually ...
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25. Apr. 2016 · Praise for The Last Hurrah. “The best novel about American politics and the best novel about Irish-Americans I have ever read.”. — New York Times. “A splendid inside job on big city politics....
11. Jan. 2010 · Boston, Little, Brown. Collection. printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Novel about an Irish politician who controlled a large New England city for almost 40 years. Access-restricted-item.