- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (Aug 1978)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099187507
- ISBN-13: 978-0099187509
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.9 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 589,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The classic, powerful novel of life and hard times in Dublin during the angry years leading up to World War I. A story bursting with memorable characters caught up in the bitter struggles of the age, driven by love and hate, pride and devotion.
About the Author
The late James Plunkett drew on his city-centre working-class background, and his commitment to the labour movement, as the background for his fiction. Strumpet City is acknowledged as his masterpiece. His other novels include Farewell Companions and The Circus Animals. He was an accomplished short-story writer and also wrote for radio and theatre.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a work of genius. It is compelling and historically accurate with some wonderful characters woven through the tale. Plunkett will not write a beter book and not many will. I read it at least once a year if I can and it is among the best if not the best book I have ever read.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A moving tale of the events leading up to, and the aftermath of, the Dublin lockout of 1913. Totally believable in its heart-rending description of the poverty of the Dublin working class contrasted with the comforts of the middle classes.
Plunkett describes without emotion the struggle of a young foundryman to help others, even at the cost to his own young family. He brings alive the great champion of the Irish working class, Big Jim Larkin, founder of the Irish transport union, as well as the unsung heroes who suffered for their cause.
I found myself loathing the cold-hearted Catholic curate who despised the poor people of his parish although he'd elected to work amongst them. Father O Connor was typical of a certain mindset that held the poor responsible for their own miserable condition, telling them their religion was more important than their hunger. He was more comfortable among the well-off of Irish society with their barely concealed contempt for the "lower orders".
"Strumpet City" ranks equal with Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" as a story of the common humanity and generosity of the poorest of the poor. Surprisingly, the RTE video of the story remains true to the spirit of the novel; it's well worth seeing.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book after seeing the wonderful RTE/Channel 4 serialisation years ago. It is one of those rarities - a book which satisfies as much as the TV version. It is brilliant - Plunkett is the Irish Tolstoy. An epic sweep combined with close attention to detail.
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