The Edge of Sadness
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| Author | Edwin O'Connor | 
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| Language | English | 
| Publisher | Little, Brown | 
Publication date  | 1961 | 
| Publication place | United States | 
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) | 
The Edge of Sadness is a novel by the American author Edwin O'Connor. It was published in 1961 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962. The story is about a middle-aged Catholic priest in New England.