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Edwin Greene O'Connor

エドウィン・グリーン・オコーナー

Edwin Greene O'Connor

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1918-07-29 （Providence, Rhode Island）
Died
1968-03-23 （Boston, Massachusetts） age 49
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Providence, Rhode Island → Woonsocket, Rhode Island → Boston, Massachusetts

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Journalist, Radio commentator, Television critic
Active Years
1946-1968

Education

University of Notre Dame
Literature
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Served in U.S. Coast Guard after graduation during WWII

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1962
Work: The Edge of Sadness
Organization: Columbia University
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Last Hurrah

1956 Novel

Story of Boston Irish politician Frank Skeffington's reelection campaign.

Irish-American experiencePoliticsCorruption
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Last Hurrah / John Ford (1958)

The Edge of Sadness

1961 Novel

Story of a middle-aged priest in a New England city.

Catholic priestsFamilySadness

The Oracle

1951 Novel

His first novel.

Bibliography

  • The Oracle (1951)
  • The Last Hurrah (1956)
  • Benjy: A Ferocious Fairy Tale (1957)
  • The Edge of Sadness (1961)
  • I Was Dancing (1964)
  • All in the Family (1966)
  • The Best and the Last of Edwin O'Connor (1970)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
SatiricalDialogue-drivenLiterary quotations
Recurring Motifs
Irish-American experiencePoliticiansPriests

Health

  • Cerebral hemorrhage
    1968年
    Led to sudden death

Legacy

Known for novels on Irish-American experience, especially The Last Hurrah. Pulitzer winner. Legacy includes a bar named after his work in Boston's Omni Hotel.

In Popular Culture

  • The Omni Hotel in Boston features a bar named "The Last Hurrah"

Trivia

  • Coined the phrase "the last hurrah"
  • Married to Veniette Caswell Weil