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Ironweed is a 1983 novel by American author William Kennedy. [2] Ironweed received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction [ 3 ] and is the third book in Kennedy's Albany Cycle. [ 4 ] It is included in the Western Canon of the critic Harold Bloom . [ 5 ]
William Joseph Kennedy (born January 16, 1928) is an American writer and journalist who won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for his 1983 novel Ironweed.. Kennedy's other works include The Ink Truck (1969), Legs (1975), Billy Phelan's Greatest Game (1978), Roscoe (2002) and Changó's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes (2011).
Michael and Kathryn had more children, but only "Chick" is mentioned by name in Ironweed. In Very Old Bones his siblings are named Sarah, Charles "Chick", Peter (co-protagonist of the book), Mary "Molly", Julia, and Thomas "Tommy". Michael died in 1895 when he was hit by a train while Francis was delivering his lunch, a death that haunted ...
Ironweed is a 1987 American drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. Adapted to the screen by William Kennedy from his similarly named Pulitzer Prize –winning novel, Ironweed stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep , with Carroll Baker , Michael O'Keefe , Diane Venora , Fred Gwynne , Nathan Lane , and Tom Waits in supporting roles.
Ironweed Billy Phelan's Greatest Game is a 1978 novel by William Kennedy. It is the second book in Kennedy's Albany Cycle. Plot summary The ...
Ironweed or iron weed may refer to: Ironweed, a 1983 novel by William Kennedy; Ironweed, a 1987 adaptation of Kennedy's novel; Plants. many ...
This drama revolves around Father Hugh Kennedy, a recovering alcoholic. In the beginning of the story Kennedy has returned to his home town (an unnamed New England seaport city that is the seat of a bishop, rather than an archbishop; it thus most closely corresponds with O'Connor's own birthplace of Providence, RI) to try to mend his professional career as a priest.
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