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Nathanael West

Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein was born in 1903 in New York City. He attended Brown University and from 1924 to 1931 he lived in Paris, where he wrote The Dream Life of Balso Snell. On his return to New York, he managed a residential hotel and was associate editor, with William Carlos Williams, of the magazine Contact. Miss Lonelyhearts appeared in 1933, A Cool Million in 1934 and The Day of the Locust in 1939. He worked on film scripts in Hollywood for the last five years of his life. He and his wife were tragically killed in a car accident in 1940. --Penguin Books

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American writer and screenwriter (1903–1940)

Born 17 October 1903
Died 22 December 1940

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  • Cover of: The day of the locust

    Cover of edition dayoflocustwest Cover of edition dayoflocust00west Cover of edition dayoflocust0000west Cover of edition dayoflocust00westrich First published in 1939 — 58 editions
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  • Cover of: Miss Lonelyhearts

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  • Cover of: Miss Lonelyhearts and The Day of the Locust

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  • Cover of: The Dream Life of Balso Snell [and] A Cool Million

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  • Cover of: The Complete Works of Nathanael West

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  • Cover of: A Cool Million

    First published in 1934 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The collected works of Nathanael West.

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  • Cover of: The Dream Life of Balso Snell

    First published in 1931 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Miss Lonelyhearts ; A Cool million: or, the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin

    First published in 1961 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Day of the Locust and the Dream Life of Balso Snell

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  • Cover of: The day of the locust and his other novels

    First published in 1983 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Novels & Other Writings

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  • Cover of: Miss Lonelyhearts (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Two novels: The dream life of Balso Snell. A cool million

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dzień szarańczy: Miss Loneyhearts

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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American writer and screenwriter (1903–1940)

Born 17 October 1903
Died 22 December 1940

Subjects

American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, Fiction, general, Motion picture industry, Advice columnists, Motion picture industry, fiction, Hollywood (los angeles, calif.), fiction, New york (n.y.), fiction, United states, fiction, 813/.52, 813/.54, Advice columnists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction, Advice columnists--new york (state)--new york--fiction, American Satire, American fiction, American literature, Courriéristes du cœur, Dépression, Escapes, Fantasy fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, humorous, Fiction, short stories (single author), Los angeles (calif.), fiction, Mental Depression

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New York (N.Y.), Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Los Angeles (Calif.), California, Los Angeles, United States

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Nathanael West (1903-1940)

Time

1918-1945, 1930's

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Alternative names

  • West, Nathanael, 1902-1940.
  • Nathanael WEST
  • Nathanel West
  • Nathanaël West
  • Nathaneal West

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