Finished Su 8/13/23
One of my ancient paperbacks that I had never read and purchased at the library book sale on Sa 6/15/96.
I loved the book and I can't believe that I never read it until now. The author is a Pulitzer Prize winner and this is his first novel published in 1951. O'Connor wrote 'THE LAST HURRAH' and won the Pulitzer for 'THE EDGE OF SADNESS'. The author is known for his books about Irish-Americans and 'THE LAST HURRAH' is about an Irish-American political boss who makes a final run for public office. This book is available from the library on Hoopla. This book was made into a blockbuster film starring Spencer Davis in 1958.
Christopher Usher is a radio broadcaster who is an unreliable narrator of the highest order. Not once during the entire story does he admit that he might NOT be the center of the universe. He only talks and never listens. His ideas are off-the-wall and are never subject to change. He's in a bad marriage, has a silly mistress, and his big boss has him on tenterhooks over a salary increase. This character could be a precursor to Rush Limbaugh, Tucker Carlson, Rachel Maddow, or Ann Coulter. Today we have hundreds of these 'authoritative profession'.
..."It's perhaps that Christopher's greatest advantage (is) that he's disliked only by people that know him. He has five million listeners, almost none of whom know him, and with them he's wildly successful".
It's an easy read and I finished in a couple of days. I loved it!
A link to the author's link to Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_O%27Connor
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