THE DAY OF THE LOCUST
by West, Nathaniel
- Used
- as new
- Condition
- As new
- ISBN 10
- 0809438410
- ISBN 13
- 9780809438419
- Seller
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Time-Life Books, 1982. Trade paperback. As new. Berry. Introduction Budd Schulberg. Time-Life Books, c1982. Time Reading Program Special Edition. 167pp. Cover art Berry. 8vo. Uncreased spine, as new unread trade paperback.
Synopsis
The Day of the Locust is a 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West, set in Hollywood, California during the Great Depression, depicting the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of individuals who exist at the fringes of the movie industry. Time magazine included the novel in its list of 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005, and noted critic Harold Bloom included it in his list of canonical works in the book The Western Canon.
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- Bookseller
- Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97079
- Title
- THE DAY OF THE LOCUST
- Author
- West, Nathaniel
- Illustrator
- Berry
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0809438410
- ISBN 13
- 9780809438419
- Publisher
- Time-Life Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, Ny
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
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art and textiles, poetry, children\'s and illustrated, Missouriana, antiquarian books.
Prints and maps are stocked as well.
Established 1977, member ABAA/ILAB
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