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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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 194 ● ISBN 9783753453798 ● Filstorlek 0.2 MB ● Utgivare Books on Demand ● Publicerad 2021 ● Utgåva 1 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 7827167 ● Kopieringsskydd Social DRM