The Luck of Ginger Coffey
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The Luck of Ginger Coffey by Brian Moore
No, for wasn't this the chance he had always wanted? Wasn't he at long last an adventurer, a man who had gambled all on one horse, a horse coloured Canada, which now by hook or by crook would carry him to fame and fortune? Meet Ginger Coffey, the irrepressible fortune-hunter of Brian Moore's award-winning novel. The Luck of Ginger Coffey is the robust, funny, sometimes tragic tale of one unforgettable Irish immigrant to Montreal. Buoyed by unfailing optimism, Ginger confronts the ugly realities of life in the New World. Jobs are scarce, people often inhuman. And dreams of glory do not offer any lasting escape from the hard pinch of poverty. In spite of the battering he receives in his struggle for survival, Ginger Coffey emerges a true hero - the little man who can be defeated by anything, except life itself. The Luck of Ginger Coffey was awarded the Governor General's Award for Fiction in 1960 and was made into a critically acclaimed motion picture. From the Paperback edition.The Statement, No Other Life, Lies Of Silence, and The Lonely Passion Of Judith Hearne are among Brian Moore's nineteen novels. Moore was nominated for the Booker Prize three times. In 1999, he passed away.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140021158 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140021159 |
| Title | The Luck of Ginger Coffey |
| Author | Brian Moore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1965-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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