Edges a little grubby, otherwise a vg hardback in slightly rubbed vg dust jacket. Peter william trevor s prizewinning novel, felicia s journey 19943 may share a title with atom egoyanshollywoodfinancedfilm 1999, but. Hilditchs mother fixation feels even less psychologically sound that bates in psycho remember the clunky explanation scene at the end of hitchcocks film. William trevor is considered by many to be one of the most important figures in contemporary irish literature, and i came across opinions which named felicia s journey as one of his best novels. In this, felicias journey is the more successful of the two novels. Since trevor is an author who has authored many, this was the one i decided to read to begin my acquaintance with his work. Felicias journey is a novel written by william trevor, first published in 1994. For the film of the same name made from the novel, see felicias journey film. William trevor is the author of nearly thirty books, including felicias journey, which won the whitbread book of the year award and was made into a major motion picture. Felicia awakens to the world s dangers and duplicities.
His lowkey writing never quite rises in any one work to the grandstanding posture that says, this is great stuff. Remember that the narrative timeline in this book is pretty wonkyyoull have to pay close attention when you are as well as where. William trevor is considered by many to be one of the most important figures in contemporary irish literature, and i came across opinions which named felicias journey as one of his best novels. This novel is beautifully written, never gratuitously violent, and written by a man with a finely tuned ear to the english language. Felicia s journey explores the 1999 film adaptation by director, atom egoyan, of irish writer william trevor s novel of 1994. William trevor booklist william trevor message board. If youve read many works by this writer, you know he does occasionally allow tragic. Trevor at 71 is one of the greatest living writers, and one who approaches his characters with the belief that to understand all is to forgive all. Felicias journey brings heartache to those around herher father, heartsick after denouncing her. Felicias journey the greatest literature of all time. Felicia sjourneyin fiction and film by christine st. The children of dynmouth 1976 and fools of fortune 1983 both won the whitbread novel award, and felicias journey 1994, the story of a young irish girl who becomes the victim of a sexual sociopath, won both the whitbread book of the year and the sunday express book of the year awards. Issues addressed include hitchcockian influences, the sense of place in the visual discourse, and the characterization of the serial killer hilditch, as constructed initially by trevor and interpreted by egoyan. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of felicias journey.
Excursions in the real world 1993, has edited the oxford book of short stories 1989. Human sexuality, with all its vagaries, is one of mr. Felicias journey by william trevor, paperback barnes. Trevors short fiction by purchasing a used library book, so i wanted to read a novella by him. How does trevor portray the differences between the english and the irish. In another story by william trevor, a woman receives the head of her murdered husband in a plastic bag. Immediately download the felicias journey summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching felicias journey. The contrast in character between felicia and mr hilditch is stark. Felicia awakens to the worlds dangers and duplicities. Financial analysis of felicias journey 1999 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The supporting cast is largely expository or reflective of the inner turmoil of the protagonists. The novel was made into a 1999 film of the same name. It introduces us to felicia, who travels from ireland to look for johnny somewhere in the midlands. William trevor audiobooks download instantly today.
The fastidious middleaged bachelor joseph hilditch bob. The irishborn novelist and shortstory writer two lives, 1991, etc. It is difficult to decide which trevor novel or stories should be singled out as his greatest. It was entered into the 1999 cannes film festival and won four genie awards, including best adapted screenplay. A young woman leaves ireland to find her boyfriend in england, and while there is helped by a man hiding unsettling secrets. Using flashbacks throughout the story, the author fills in felicias background and describes the events that have brought her to the point of making this journey.
To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are temporarily closed until further notice. Apr 01, 2010 the author begins the book with felicias journey to england in search of her lover. Meanders and ambiguities in william trevors felicias journey. This novel is definitely very suspenseful, but it also requires patience. Felicias journey script transcript from the screenplay and. Felicias journey script transcript from the screenplay. It takes a while before we realize that one of the two alternating points of view here is that of a deranged man who preys on lost women. Felicias journey is based on a novel by william trevor, and when he read it, egoyan must have felt an instant empathy with the material. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. It looks as if this may turn out to be one of trevors ghoulish scenarios, of a maniac stalking his prey, as in felicias journey. Although we dont see any actual acts of homicide, the main character is a serial killer who drugs a woman and plans to kill her there s evidence that he s done the same to other women in the past.
Anchored by the stunning performances of hoskins and cassidy, felicias journey is a story of innocence lost and regained. If this were just a movie about hilditch, maybe that would suffice. Atom egoyan s felicia s journey features a score by mychael danna, who also composed scores for egoyan s the sweet hereafter as well as for 8mm and kama sutra. Felicias journey by william trevor book club discussion. Felicias journey is a 1999 britishcanadian psychological thriller film written and directed by atom egoyan and starring elaine cassidy and bob hoskins. Felicias journey, book by william trevor paperback. Trevors preoccupations, as is the victimization of the weak. William trevor the greatest literature of all time. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. We have a strong suspicion that whatever hes been up to, hes essentially disappeared from felicias life and so her quest seems hopeless almost from the start. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Felicias journey kindle edition by trevor, william. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers high quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of.
Felicias journeys celticinspired score reflects the films tale of a poor, pregnant irish girl. Since trevor is an author who has authored many, this was the one i. Sign me up to get more news about literary fiction books. He is the second main character in the book, and arguably, he is the main character, and felicia is actually secondary to the unpleasant struggles that are happening within hilditchs mind. Felicia s journey s celticinspired score reflects the film s tale of a poor, pregnant irish girl searching for the child s father in england. It is based on the prizewinning 1994 novel of the same name by william trevor. Felicias journey, about a pregnant irish girl who searches for her lover in england but is taken in by a strange older man. Dive deep into william trevor coxs william trevor with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Set mostly in the english midlands, felicias journey 1994, a novel by british. But the story of lucy gault is, in the end, about consolation.
In his new novel, william trevor contrives to amalgamate two familiar brands of newspaper story in one chillingly crafted thriller. Johnny lysaght, lying on the ground bleeding after being beaten by felicias brothers. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of felicias journey by william trevor. Feliciasjourneyin fiction and film by christine st. In his new novel, felicias journey, which won the 1994 sunday express book of the year award in britain, he plays a deceptively simple. Winner of the whitbread book of the year award winner of the sunday express book of the year award from acclaimed author william trevor, felicias journey is a tightly woven psychological thriller a book so brilliant that it compels you to stay up all night galloping through to the end daily mail youre beautiful, johnny told her so, full of hope, seventeenyearold. I normally go to travor for short stories, and this is not only not a short story, but a bit of a psychological thriller to boot. Felicia s journey has a firm sense of place, or rather of places, because the movie has two strands that take a while to become entwined.
Hilditch, rotund catering manager for a factory lunchroom, seems a bit fussy at. Felicias journey is essentially a twocharacter story. Thats why weve located two candidates for the rising action. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Felicias journey won the author the whitbread prize. Peter william trevors prizewinning novel, felicias journey 19943 may share a title with atom egoyanshollywoodfinancedfilm 1999, but each artist gives his text a distinctive artistic trajectory.
Buy the paperback book felicias journey by william trevor at indigo. What is clear in felicia s journey is that, for the first part of the movie anyway, egoyan is clearly more interested in telling the story of hilditch, the caterer who is more disturbed than meets the eye, than in felicia, the young woman he befriends. And once again a writer from across the pond disproves the silly american notion that. Felicia s journey won the author the whitbread prize.
In 1996 he was the recipient of the lannan award for fiction, and in 2001 he won the irish times literature prize for fiction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading felicias journey. Felicias journey and incestuous reading identity theory. Hilditch, slipping increasingly into insanity, finally fully aware of the horrors he has committed. This summary of felicias journey includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Meanwhile, a young woman is making her way from ireland to find her boyfriend, who moved to england to get a job in a lawnmower factory. Combined with the unremitting seriousness of this movie, i was left.
When she arrives, instead of finding johnny, she meets joseph ambrose hilditch who is a catering manager at one of the local factories. A lonely middleaged catering manager spends all of his time studying tapes of an eccentric tv chef. At the beginning of the book we meet felicia, an irish girl of 17. He is the author of twentynine books, including felicias journey, which won the whitbread book of the year award and was made into a motion picture, and the story of lucy gault, which was shortlisted for both the man booker prize and the whitbread. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The plot follows eighteenyearold felicia, a poor provincial irish girl, who was made pregnant and abandoned by johnny. Felicias journey william trevor i read this a few years ago, cant remember the story but i know i didnt like it at the time. William trevor was born in mitchelstown, county cork, and spent his childhood in provincial ireland. Felicias journey explores the 1999 film adaptation by director, atom egoyan, of irish writer william trevors novel of 1994. Aug 31, 2002 it looks as if this may turn out to be one of trevor s ghoulish scenarios, of a maniac stalking his prey, as in felicia s journey. Anchored by the stunning performances of hoskins and cassidy, felicia s journey is a story of innocence lost and regained. Although we dont see any actual acts of homicide, the main character is a serial killer who drugs a woman and plans to kill her theres evidence that hes done the same to other women in the past. Dec 17, 2008 the author begins the book with felicias journey to england in search of her lover.
What is clear in felicias journey is that, for the first part of the movie anyway, egoyan is clearly more interested in telling the story of hilditch, the caterer who is more disturbed than meets the eye, than in felicia, the young woman he befriends. Felicias journey mychael danna, malcolm vaughan songs. Atom egoyans felicias journey features a score by mychael danna, who also composed scores for egoyans the sweet hereafter as well as for 8mm and kama sutra. In this, felicia s journey is the more successful of the two novels. The following is a brief summary of the content found in this pg rated drama. I think it would stand up for a reread and then watch the movie. He is a master of the short story, as good as chekov, and i wasnt disappointed by felicias journey. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of felicia s journey. In his new novel, felicias journey, which won the 1994 sunday express book of the year award in britain, he plays a deceptively simple variation on these themes. Immediately download the felicias journey summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Felicia s journey is based on a novel by william trevor, and when he read it, egoyan must have felt an instant empathy with the material. The author begins the book with felicias journey to england in search of her lover.
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