Book :: The Day of the Locust
| By: | Nathanael West |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Published: | 1939 |
| Genre(s): | American |
| Humor | |
| Film | |
| Rating: | (3) |
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Two classic novels are included in a single volume, first, Miss Lonelyhearts, about a newspaper reporter seeking to avoid writing an agony column, with only his cynical editor Shrike in the way, the second, The Day of the Locust, about Tod Hackett, who pines for a role in the film industry, only to discover the emptiness of Hollywood's inhabitants. Original.
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red13x
A good book, I especially liked the main characters, Tod and Homer. A very unexpected ending too.
Nov 12th, 2014
The Day of the Locust appears on these lists...
51st on The 20th Centrury's Greatest Hits by American Book Review
73rd on 100 Best Novels by Modern Library
81st on Top 100 Books by Newsweek
