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The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

West, Nathanael

Hardcover

Classic Fiction

ISBN13: 9798897731084
Publisher: Bibliotech Press
Published: Mar 8 2025
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The Day of the Locust is a 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West, set in Hollywood, California during the Great Depression, its overarching themes deal with the alienation and desperation of a broad group of odd individuals who exist at the fringes of the Hollywood movie industry.

In 1998, the Modern Library ranked The Day of the Locust #73 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Time magazine included the novel in its list of 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005, and noted critic Harold Bloom included it in his list of canonical works in the book The Western Canon.

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