The Luck of Ginger Coffey (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Brian Moore
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The late 1950’s
- Setting: Montreal, Canada
- Principal Characters: James Francis (Ginger) Coffey, Veronica (Vera) Coffey, Pauline (Paulie) Coffey, Gerald (Gerry) Grosvenor, Mr. Brott, MacGregor
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, Family or family life, Self-discovery, Journalism or journalists, Philosophy or philosophers, Love or romance, Marriage, Dreams, Immigration or emigration, Reality, Adultery, Canada or Canadians, Survivalism, Success or failure, Work or workers
- Locales: Montreal, Canada
The Novel
The Luck of Ginger Coffey was Brian Moore’s third novel, and its setting is the Canada of the late 1950’s, a promising new world for immigrants willing to try their luck north of the Canadian-American border. Like Moore himself, James Francis (Ginger) Coffey has arrived in Canada from Ireland, certain that this land of opportunity will recognize his innate abilities and provide him and his family with a better life. As the story opens, however, Ginger is on the verge of a harsh confrontation with reality. Broke, unemployed, and caught in a snowballing...
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