The Day of the Locust
Autor: | West, Nathanael |
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EAN: | 9798888302033 |
Sachgruppe: | Belletristik |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 154 |
Produktart: | Gebunden |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 09.01.2023 |
Schlagworte: | Fiction - General |
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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.