{"product_id":"john-ohara-four-novels-of-the-1930s-loa-313-isbn-9781598536003","title":"John O'Hara: Four Novels of the 1930s (LOA #313)","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn one volume, four novels by \"the real Fitzgerald\": scintillating, sexually frank tales of the desperate pursuit of pleasure and status in Jazz Age America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere 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 \u003ci\u003eAppointment in Samarra \u003c\/i\u003e(1934), the life of car dealer Julian English unravels with stunning swiftness after he throws a highball in another man’s face. \u003ci\u003eButterfield 8 \u003c\/i\u003e(1935), based on the notorious case of the drowned socialite Starr Faithfull, is the still-shocking story of one young woman’s defiant recklessness amid the desperate revels of Prohibition-era Manhattan. The long out-of-print \u003ci\u003eHope of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003e(1938) shifts the scene to Los Angeles for a noirish tale of ill-fated love. And \u003ci\u003ePal Joey \u003c\/i\u003e(1940), inspiration for the enduring Rodgers \u0026amp; Hart musical, presents O’Hara’s perhaps most memorable character, a sleazy nightclub emcee whose wised-up talk highlights O’Hara’s matchless ear for the American language. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s 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.\"O'Hara 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\u003cb\u003eJohn O'Hara\u003c\/b\u003e (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 \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, publishing more stories there than any other writer. His many novels include \u003ci\u003eAppointment in Samarra \u003c\/i\u003e(1934), \u003ci\u003eButterfield 8\u003c\/i\u003e (1935), and \u003ci\u003eTen North Frederick\u003c\/i\u003e (1955); \u003ci\u003ePal Joey\u003c\/i\u003e (1940) was adapted into a successful and often revived musical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Goldleaf\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, is the author of \u003ci\u003eJohn O'Hara: A Study of the Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eJohn O'Hara: The New York Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Professor of English at Pace University.","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301158736101,"sku":"NP9781598536003","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781598536003.jpg?v=1742923234","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/john-ohara-four-novels-of-the-1930s-loa-313-isbn-9781598536003","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}