The Day Of The Locust And His Other Novels
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The Day Of The Locust
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Author : Nathanael West
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
The Day Of The Locust written by Nathanael West and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) categories.
The Day Of The Locust And The Dream Life Of Balso Snell
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Author : Nathanael West
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-09-26
The Day Of The Locust And The Dream Life Of Balso Snell written by Nathanael West and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with Fiction categories.
Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules. But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with little in the way of looks and no money to buy her time, Tod's desperate passion can only lead to frustration, disillusionment and rage ...
The Day Of The Locust And His Other Novels
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Author : Nathanael West
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
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The Day Of The Locust
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Author : Nathanael West
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2021-08-30
The Day Of The Locust written by Nathanael West and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-30 with Fiction categories.
Nathanael West's "The Day of the Locust" is a novel set in Hollywood that explores the depravity of its characters, each in a shameless quest for their own desires, be it sex, money or fame. Tod Hackett, a young artist from the Yale School of Fine arts comes to Hollywood for a new job in designing film sets and costume. But as the young man settles in, he soon becomes acquainted with the true nature of Hollywood as a place where people will do whatever it takes to succeed, and if you don't succeed, well let's just say it won't be pretty... Literary critic, Richard Gehman, writes that the novel was "more ambitious" than West's previous novel, Miss Lonelyhearts and "showed marked progress in West's thinking and in his approach toward maturity as a writer."
The Day Of The Locust
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Author : Nathanael West
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date : 2000
The Day Of The Locust written by Nathanael West and has been published by Penguin Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) categories.
The Day of the Locust is an exposure of the sordid reality beneath the surface of Hollywood, where West worked and The Dream Life of Balso Snell is a surrealist fantasy.
The Day Of The Locust
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Author : Nathanael West
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-09-09
The Day Of The Locust written by Nathanael West and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-09 with Literary Collections categories.
Miss Lonelyhearts
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Author : Nathanael West
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2021-05-03
Miss Lonelyhearts written by Nathanael West and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-03 with Fiction categories.
An Expressionist black comedy set in New York City during the Great Depression. Miss Lonelyhearts is an unnamed male newspaper columnist writing an advice column for the lovelorn and lonesome, a duty that the other newspaper staff considers a joke. As Miss Lonelyhearts reads letters from desperate New Yorkers, he feels terribly burdened and falls into a cycle of deep depression, accompanied by heavy drinking and occasional bar fights. He is also the victim of the pranks and cynical advice of Shrike, his feature editor at the newspaper.
Miss Lonelyhearts
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Author : Nathanael West
language : en
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Release Date : 1969
Miss Lonelyhearts written by Nathanael West and has been published by New Directions Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Fiction categories.
Two classic short stories, one about a male reporter who writes an advice column, and the other, about people who have migrated to California in expectation of health and ease.
Miss Lonelyhearts
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Author : Nathanael West
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Miss Lonelyhearts written by Nathanael West and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Advice columnists categories.
Two classic short stories, one about a male reporter who writes an advice column, and the other, about people who have migrated to California in expectation of health and ease.
Nathanael West And John Schlesinger The Day Of The Locust A Survey Of The Translation From Novel To Film
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Author : Julia Deitermann
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2006-09-18
Nathanael West And John Schlesinger The Day Of The Locust A Survey Of The Translation From Novel To Film written by Julia Deitermann and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-18 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2001 in the subject American Studies - Comparative Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Augsburg (Lehrstuhl für Amerikanistik), course: Proseminar: Novels of the American Modernism, language: English, abstract: Although Nathanael West’s novel The Day of the Locust did not receive much attention when published in 1939, it is today considered one of the best and most revealing novels about Hollywood. Its reviews are outstanding and it has therefore become one of the landmarks in American writing. The Day of the Locust demonstrates the fragility of the American Dream and presents it from various perspectives. It points out the cruel world of film industry using devices of irony and satire. Therefore it resembles a “nightmare vision of humanity destroyed by its obsession with film”. West took the title of the novel from the Bible. In Revelation, people turn into locusts in order to follow their aim of destroying the whole world. They do not kill immediately, though, but only sting and hurt in order to let their victims die slowly. These locusts can be compared to the film industry in Hollywood which also exploits and slowly kills its people. Besides, in the Bible Jeremiah prophesies a necessary ending of the world which ought to lead mankind to a new life and a rebirth. In the novel, this image is taken up again. This aspect will be thoroughly discussed later, though. The concept of apocalypse can be found throughout the novel and beside violence and decadence, the devaluation of love is a prominent theme, too. West illustrates the moral decay of characters on the fringe of the entertainment industry, that are Homer Simpson, Faye Greener and Tod Hackett. Each character has come to California seeking fame or health in the shining city Los Angeles, and each suffers from his or her own history of desperation and shattered dreams. Producers had already thought about turning West’s novel into a film in the early 1950’s. As they feared that most of the satirical view would get lost, however, the film was not shot until 1974, when the famous director John Schlesinger committed himself to the adaptation. [...] This survey focuses on the translation from novel to film, compares and contrasts differences, and reveals the different perspectives of the characters. Furthermore, it will both examine the use of film techniques in Schlesinger’s adaptation and the meaning of symbolism in the film. Last but not least, a few commonly invoked critical viewpoints of the film will be discussed.