Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust

Nathanael West
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Two short novels, one set in New York and the other in Hollywood, dramatically depict the extremes of the human condition and the destructive forces pervading modern American life.
Genres: FictionClassicsLiteratureNovelsAmericanShort Stories20th CenturyLiterary FictionBook ClubNovella
191 Pages

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