The Day of the Locust
by WEST, NATHANIEL
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- Paperback
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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
- Hard To Find Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 256392
- Title
- The Day of the Locust
- Author
- WEST, NATHANIEL
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam 1957
- Keywords
- humour literature hollywood
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