The Day of the Locust is a novel by American author Nathanael West set in Hollywood, California. The novel follows a young artist from the Yale School of Fine Arts named Tod Hackett, who has been hired by a Hollywood studio to do scene design and painting. While he works he plans an important painting to be called ‘The Burning of Los Angeles, ‘ a portrayal of the chaotic and fiery holocaust which will destroy the city.
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Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American author and screenwriter. 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.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 194 ● ISBN 9783753453798 ● File size 0.2 MB ● Publisher Books on Demand ● Published 2021 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7827167 ● Copy protection Social DRM
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