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Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American writer and screenwriter. [1] He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries.
Nathanael West has 19 books on Goodreads with 97205 ratings. Nathanael West’s most popular book is The Day of the Locust.
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Nathanael West was an American writer best known for satiric novels of the 1930s. Of middle-class Jewish immigrant parentage, he attended high school in New York City and graduated from Brown University in 1924. During a 15-month stay in Paris, he completed his first novel, The Dream Life of Balso.
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After spending a couple of years in Paris, where he wrote his first novel, The. ...more. Combine Editions. Nathanael West’s books. Average rating: 3.73 · 43,226 ratings · 2,971 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors. More books by Nathanael West… The Art of Buying a Book for a Serious Reader.
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Miss Lonelyhearts is a novella by Nathanael West. He began writing it early in 1930 and completed the manuscript in November 1932. [ 1 ] Published in 1933, it is an Expressionist black comedy set in New York City during the Great Depression . [ 2 ]
