Appointment in Samarra by John O'hara
One of Time's All-Time 100 Best NovelsThe writer whom Fran Lebowitz called "the real F. Scott Fitzgerald" makes his Penguin Classics debut with this beautiful deluxe edition of his best-loved book.
One of the great novels of small-town American life, Appointment in Samarra is John O'Hara's crowning achievement. In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction.
Brimming with wealth and privilege, jealousy and infidelity, O'Hara's iconic first novel is an unflinching look at the dark side of the American dream--and a lasting testament to the keen social intelligence if a major American writer.
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John O'Hara (1905-1970) was one of the most well-known American novelists of the twentieth century. Ernest Hemingway championed F. Scott Fitzgerald. He co-wrote seventeen novels with Dorothy Parker, including his first, Appointment in Samarra; BUtterfield 8, which was translated into a Broadway musical and a film starring Elizabeth Taylor; Pal Joey, which was adapted into a Broadway musical and a film starring Frank Sinatra; and Ten North Frederick, which won the National Book Award. He has published more pieces in The New Yorker than anyone else in the magazine's history. He was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and spent much of his life in New York and Princeton, New Jersey.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780143107071 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143107070 |
| Title | Appointment in Samarra |
| Author | John O'hara |
| Series | Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |