Bibliograph

Miss Lonelyhearts, & the day of the locust, Nathanael West ; introduction by Jonathan Lethem ; afterword by John Sanford

Type

Label

Miss Lonelyhearts, & the day of the locust, Nathanael West ; introduction by Jonathan Lethem ; afterword by John Sanford

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Miss Lonelyhearts

Oclc number

316514087

Responsibility statement

Nathanael West ; introduction by Jonathan Lethem ; afterword by John Sanford

Series statement

New Directions paperbook, 1151

Sub title

& the day of the locust

Summary

"Miss Lonelyhearts -- compared by Flannery O'Connor to Faulkner's As I Lay Dying -- is about a newspaper reporter assigned to write the agony column, but, caught up in a vision of suffering, he seeks a way out (through art, sex, religion), only to be rebuffed at every turn by his cynical editor Shrike. The Day of the Locust -- considered by many to be the best novel ever written about Hollywood -- is about Tod Hackett, who hopes for a career in set design only to discover the boredom and emptiness of Hollywood's inhabitants. In the end, only blood will serve. The day of the locust is at hand ..."--Publisher's website

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