 First edition | |
| Author | Edwin O'Connor |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
Publication date | February 6, 1956[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 427 |
| OCLC | 14278867 |
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,[2] and was also on lists for bestseller of that year.[3] The Last Hurrah won the 1955 Atlantic Prize Novel award,[4] and was highlighted by the Book-of-the-Month Club and Reader's Digest. The Last Hurrah received very positive critical reviews, including an "ecstatic" one from the New York Times Book Review.[5]
- ^ "Books Published Today". The New York Times: 21. February 6, 1956.
- ^ Nolan, Martin F. (July 25, 2004), "The Art of the Possible Three Novels that Characterize the Politics of their Day", Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts: E.8, ProQuest 669906351
- ^ Annual Bestsellers, 1950–1959, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, retrieved 2007-06-17
- ^ Duffy, Charles F. (2003), A Family of His Own: A Life of Edwin O'Connor, The Catholic University of America Press, pp. 172–174, ISBN 0-8132-1337-1
- ^ Beatty, Jack (1992), The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley (1874-1958), Da Capo Press, ISBN 0-306-81002-6