The Day of the Locust
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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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-7534-5379-8
- EAN: 9783753453798
- Produktnummer: 36353159
- Verlag: Books on Demand
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 194 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 234 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
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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