Synopsis
A sprawling tale of two families' struggles with harsh urban realities.
The first book in Farrell's five-volume series to be republished by the University of Illinois Press, A World I Never Made introduces three generations from two families, the working-class O'Neills and the lower-middle-class O'Flahertys. The lives of the O'Neills in particular reflect the tragic consequences of poverty, as young Danny O'Neill's parents—unable to sustain their large family—send him to live with his grandmother. Seen here at the age of seven, Danny is fraught with feelings of anxiety and dislocation as he learns the ins and outs of life on the street, confronting for the first time a world he never made.
Michael Rogers - Library Journal
This is the first in Farrell's five-volume series following the lives of the working-class O'Neills and the lower-class O'Flahertys. Illinois University Press will reprint the full load this spring and fall. This title was first published in 1938.