Ironweed
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Middlesex, England ; Penguin Books, 1984.
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Published
Middlesex, England ; Penguin Books, 1984.
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227 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English

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This tale, set during the Depression, tells about Francis Phelan and other inhabitants of skid row in Albany, New York. Ironweed, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is the best-known of William Kennedy's three Albany-based novels. Francis Phelan, ex-ballplayer, part-time gravedigger, full-time drunk, has hit bottom. Years ago he left Albany in a hurry after killing a scab during a trolley workers' strike; he ran away again after accidentally - and fatally - dropping his infant son. Now, in 1938, Francis is back in town, roaming the old familiar streets with his hobo pal, Helen, trying to make peace with the ghosts of the past and the present. Chronicles the final wanderings of a one-time ballplayer turned down-and-out murderer.
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.4,10,16716.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1984.
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Winner

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kennedy, W. (1984). Ironweed . Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kennedy, William, 1928-. 1984. Ironweed. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kennedy, William, 1928-. Ironweed Penguin Books, 1984.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kennedy, William. Ironweed Penguin Books, 1984.

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