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1	Miss Lonelyhearts, & The day of the locust. more books like this by Nathanael West add to wishlist These two dark stories, and the most notable works of the short career of Nathanael West, remain stunningly powerful pieces of fiction more than 75 years after their original publication. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.80! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The day of the locust more books like this by Nathanael West add to wishlist West's final book, THE DAY OF THE LOCUST, focuses on the fringes of Hollywood. Tod Hackett, late of Yale, designs sets for movies. Poor, awaiting inspiration for a great painting, he frequents the underbelly of California life, meeting various frustrated characters: a shy bookkeeper from Iowa, a smart-aleck child actress, a raging dwarf, and an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Complete Works of Nathanael West by Nathanael West add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $51.52! \| first editions
4	Miss Lonelyhearts more books like this by Nathanael West add to wishlist The 'Agony Aunt' of the New York Post-Dispatch, Miss Lonelyhearts, is initially cynical about the letters he receives. They are a joke. Gradually, however, the letters begin to move him but he is powerless to help. Retreating from the pain into a fantasy world he starts to believe that he is a Christ figure, a universal saviour. But Christ died ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
5	A Cool Million and the Dream Life of Balso Snell: Two Novels more books like this by Nathanael West add to wishlist Nathanael West was only thirty-seven when he died in 1940, but his depictions of the sometimes comic, sometimes horrifying aspects of the American scene rival those of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. "A Cool Million," written in 1934, is a satiric Horatio Alger story set in the midst of the Depression. "The Dream Life of Balso Snell "(1931 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.16! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The dream life of Balso Snell more books like this by Nathanael West add to wishlist In this 1931 Dada-inspired work, the first novel of the author of "Miss Lonelyhearts" and "The Day of the Locust," the eponymous anti-hero stumbles across the Trojan Horse and climbs inside. His journey takes him through a mental jungle, offering an unforgettable look at the dark side of the American dream. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The day of the locust ; and, The dream life of Balso Snell by Nathanael West add to wishlist Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules. But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $24.24! \| first editions
8	Miss Lonelyhearts ; A Cool million, or, The dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin more books like this by Nathanael West add to wishlist In "Miss Lonelyhearts" the author creates the portrait of a character, all nerves and no skin, the fool of pity, whom the ordinary horror of ordinary life lacerates to the point of madness. "A Cool Million" parodies a myth of the American dream of success and wealth. see all copies from $8.95! new only from $18.00!
9	Nathanael West: A Comprehensive Bibliography more books like this by William White add to wishlist see all copies from $2.32! first editions \| SVS
10	The day of the locust and his other novels by Nathanael West add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $44.87!
11	The collected works of Nathanael West. by Nathanael West add to wishlist see all copies from $6.60! new only from $43.22! \| SVS
12	The day of the locust; The dream life of Balso Snell. more books like this by Nathanael West add to wishlist "The Day of the Locust" is an exposure of the sordid reality beneath the surface of Hollywood, where West worked and "The Dream Life of Balso Snell" is a surrealist fantasy. see all copies from $4.76!
13	A cool million : the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin by Nathanael West add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! first editions
14	The complete works. by Nathanael West add to wishlist see all copies from $6.00! first editions
15	Complete work. by Nathanael West add to wishlist see all copies from $13.31! SVS
16	Miss Lonelyhearts, and, A cool million. by Nathanael West add to wishlist see all copies from $30.00! first editions
17	Day of the Locust by Nathanael West add to wishlist Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules. But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with ... see all copies from $6.88! new only from $6.88!
18	A cool million. The dream life of Balso Snell. by Nathanael West add to wishlist see all copies from $6.50!
19	Miss Lonelyhearts : a novel by Nathanael West add to wishlist see all copies from $50.00!

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