The Luck of Ginger Coffey. London: Deutsch, 1960. First Edition. A fine bright copy in pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped).

A sharp, compassionate study of a “little man” whose reach forever exceeds his grasp. It earned Canada’s Governor General’s Award.

The novel was adapted into a 1964 film starring Robert Shaw, who considered it his

The Luck of Ginger Coffey. London: Deutsch, 1960. First Edition. A fine bright copy in pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped).

A sharp, compassionate study of a “little man” whose reach forever exceeds his grasp. It earned Canada’s Governor General’s Award.

The novel was adapted into a 1964 film starring Robert Shaw, who considered it his favorite role. It remains a key work in Moore’s early Canadian trilogy, between The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne and An Answer from Limbo.

role . It remains a key work in Moore’s early Canadian trilogy, between The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne and An Answer from Limbo.