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The day of the locust : and his other novels

by Nathanael West

Set in a seedy and unglamorous Hollywood, this novel depicts the dark side of the American dream through a cast of desperate individuals, exposing a world characterised by false promises and escalating violence.

Accession 36838 ISBN 9780436241307 Publisher Heinemann (Firm), Secker & Warburg
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