John Ohara: Four Novels Of The 1930S (Loa 313): Appointment In Samarra / Butterfield 8 / Hope Of Heaven / Pal Joey (Library Of America John Ohara Edition)

John Ohara: Four Novels Of The 1930S (Loa 313): Appointment In Samarra / Butterfield 8 / Hope Of Heaven / Pal Joey (Library Of America John Ohara Edition)

Product Description In one volume, four novels by the real Fitzgerald: scintillating, sexually frank tales of the desperate pursuit of pleasure and status in Jazz Age America. Here in one volume are four gripping novels about the anxious pursuit of pleasure and status in the Jazz Age by the writer who has been called the real Fitzgerald. In the brilliant debut Appointment in Samarra(1934), the life of car dealer Julian English unravels with stunning swiftness after he throws a highball in another mans face. Butterfield 8(1935), based on the notorious case of the drowned socialite Starr Faithfull, is the still-shocking story of one young womans defiant recklessness amid the desperate revels of Prohibition-era Manhattan. The long out-of-print Hope of Heaven(1938) shifts the scene to Los Angeles for a noirish tale of ill-fated love. And Pal Joey(1940), inspiration for the enduring Rodgers & Hart musical, presents OHaras perhaps most memorable character, a sleazy nightclub emcee whose wised-up talk highlights OHarasmatchless ear for the American language. LIBRARY OF AMERICAis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nations literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americas best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. Review OHara wrote about surfaces to understand people, and he certainly understood people, writing about social class more directly and more vividly than almost anyone. He deserves his spot in the modernist pantheon. Tyler Malone, Lit Hub About the Author John OHara (1905-1970) was born and raised in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, a small city that became the setting for many of his novels and stories. As a young man he moved to New York City, where he began a long, fruitful, and often contentious relationship with The New Yorker, publishing more stories there than any other writer. His many novels include Appointment in Samarra (1934), Butterfield 8 (1935), and Ten North Frederick (1955); Pal Joey (1940) was adapted into a successful and often revived musical. Steven Goldleaf, editor, is the author of John OHara: A Study of the Short Fiction and editor of John OHara: The New York Stories. He is Professor of English at Pace University.