Nathanael West
Synopsis
Nathanael West was one of America's most original writers. His novels, especially The Day of the Locust and Miss Lonelyhearts, continue to be widely read and stand as a particularly American image of tragedy drawn from popular and democratic culture.
The story of his life is as poignant and terrifying as anything in his novels. Jay Martin has written a biography that has bee praised as the last word on a mythic life. Martin successfully traces that certain inspiration, hard-going development, and inevitable demise of West's vision.
- Copyright:
- 1970 Jay Martin
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780881840308
- Publisher:
- Carroll & Graf Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 2012-08-02T21:09:57Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.