The day of the locust

Author(s)

• West, Nathanael

Bibliographic Information

The day of the locust

Nathanael West

（Pocket Penguin classics）

Penguin, 2006

• : pbk

Note

"First published in the USA 1939. First published in Penguin Books in The collected works of Nathanael West 1975. Published as a Pocket Penguin classic 2006"--T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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...

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Details

• NCID: BB18221780
• ISBN:
  • 9780141023656
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 182 p.
• Size: 18 cm
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 813.52
  • LCC : PS3545.E8334
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB0600707X