Four novels of the 1930s

Already a frequent contributor of well-crafted stories to The New Yorker when he turned to the larger canvas of the novel, John OHara wrote with unusual acuity about the power of status and class in American life. His reputation as a novelist rests largely on four extraordinary books published from...

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Main Author: O'Hara, John, 1905-1970 (Author)
Other Authors: Goldleaf, Steven (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Random House, [2018]
Series:Library of America ; 313.
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