My Days of Anger

Farrell, James T.

ISBN 10: 0252074874 / ISBN 13: 9780252074875

Published by University of Illinois Press, 2008

About this Item

Recording his reactions to initiation into college life at the University of Chicago and the imminent death of his grandmother, one of his primary caretakers, Danny realizes the value of time and gains confidence in his writing abilities. This is a saga of Danny O'Neill's struggles with harsh urban realities in early twentieth-century Chicago. Num Pages: 376 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 522. . 2008. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Days of Anger
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252074874
• ISBN 13: 9780252074875
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The fourth novel in James T. Farrell’s pentalogy chronicles Danny O’Neill’s coming of age. Recording his reactions to initiation into college life at the University of Chicago and the imminent death of his grandmother, one of his primary caretakers, Danny realizes the value of time and gains confidence in his writing abilities. As he works on his first novel, he prepares to leave his family, his Catholicism, and his neighborhood in Chicago behind for a new life as a writer in New York.

About the Author

James T. Farrell (1904-79) was a native of Chicago, famous for the range and depth of his realistic portraits of the city's various populations that he drew from his own experiences and keen powers of observation. Charles Fanning is a professor of English and history at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and the editor of Farrell’s Chicago Stories.