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Appointment in Samarra (34 Edition)

by John O'hara

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A twentieth-century classic, Appointment in Samarra is the first and most widely read book by the writer Fran Leibowitz called “the real F. Scott Fitzgerald.”

In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville social circuit is electrified with parties and dances, where the music plays late into the night and the liquor flows freely. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English—the envy of friends and strangers alike. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction. Appointment in Samarra brilliantly captures the personal politics and easy bitterness of small-town life. It is John O’Hara’s crowning achievement, and a lasting testament to the keen social intelligence of a major American novelist.

About the Author

John O’Hara (1905—70) received instant acclaim for Appointment in Samarra, his first novel, and quickly came to be regarded as one of the most prominent writers in America. He won the National Book Award for his novel Ten North Frederick and had more stories published in The New Yorker than anyone in the history of the magazine. His fourteen novels include A Rage to Live, Pal Joey, Butterfield 8, and From the Terrace, and his more than four hundred short stories have been collected in twelve volumes.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780375719202
Subtitle:
A Novel
Introduction:
Updike, John
Introduction by:
Updike, John
Introduction:
Updike, John
Author:
O'Hara, John
Publisher:
Vintage
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Young men
Subject:
Married people
Subject:
Pennsylvania
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Number:
Vintage Books ed.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Vintage Rediscovery
Series Volume:
bd. 142
Publication Date:
20030708
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.16x5.26x.61 in. .46 lbs.

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