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Studs Lonigan is a novel trilogy by American author James T. Farrell: Young Lonigan (1932), The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan (1934), and Judgment Day (1935). In 1998, the Modern Library ranked the Studs Lonigan trilogy 29th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
James Gordon Farrell (25 January 1935 – 11 August 1979) was an English-born novelist of Irish descent. He gained prominence for a series of novels known as "the Empire Trilogy" ( Troubles , The Siege of Krishnapur and The Singapore Grip ), which deal with the political and human consequences of British colonial rule.
James Thomas Farrell (February 27, 1904 – August 22, 1979) was an American novelist, short-story writer and poet. He is most remembered for the Studs Lonigan trilogy , which was made into a film in 1960 and a television series in 1979.
Why I liked it: “James” won the National Book Award for fiction this year, and for good reason. Everett gives intelligence, humor and heart to a character readers thought they knew.
The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan is a 1934 novel by James T. Farrell, and the second part of Farrell's trilogy featuring the character William "Studs" Lonigan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This novel covers about 12 years in Studs Lonigan's life, from 1917 through 1928.
The story is set in the town of Krishnapur, and tells of a besieged British garrison which holds out for four months against an army of native sepoys.Among the community are the District Collector, a father of small children, who is an extreme example of Victorian belief in progress, and can often be found daydreaming of the Great Exhibition; the Magistrate, a Chartist in his youth, but who ...
O’Farrell also credits other writers with stammers, like David Mitchell, John Updike, Margaret Drabble and Colm Toibin, for portraying the speech condition in a positive light in their work.
James Farrell, head of international originals at Amazon MGM Studios, and Akihiko Okamoto, president and representative director at Yoshimoto Kogyo, are to feature in a joint keynote session at TV ...