Ironweed
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780743263061
- Reading Time
- ~3h 38min
Ironweed is a book by William Kennedy. It has 208 pages.
About this book
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.
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How many pages is Ironweed?+
Ironweed has 208 pages.
What is Ironweed about?+
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, roam...
Who wrote Ironweed?+
Ironweed was written by William Kennedy.