Around quitting time, Tod Hackett heard a great din on the road outside his office.
An edition of The Day of the Locust
(1939)
The day of the locust
by Nathanael West
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Following the tale of Tod Hackett - a brilliant young artist who is brought to an LA studio as a set designer - 'The Day of the Locust' is an exposure of the sordid reality beneath the surface of Hollywood.
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Motion picture industry, Fiction, Fiction in English, American literature, Motion picture industry, fiction, United states, fiction, Fiction, general, Escapes, Prisons, Prisoners, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Hollywood (los angeles, calif.), fiction, Motion picture industry--fiction, Ps3545.e8334 d39 2015, 813/.54Times
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The Day of the Locust
Dec 24, 2018, Blackstone Publishing, Blackstone Audio
audio cd
1982546336 9781982546335
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L'incendie de Los Angeles
April 17, 1998, Seuil
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in French
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Tag der Heuschrecke: Ein Hollywood-Roman
June 1, 1997, Diogenes Verlag
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in German
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Day of the Locust
June 1987, DH Audio
Audio Cassette
in English
- Listen for Pleasure
088646210X 9780886462109
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Book Details
First Sentence
"Around quitting time, Tod Hackett heard a great din on the road outside his office."
Edition Notes
ALA and NPR reading list for Storylines America.
Includes bibliographical references. (Signet Classic)
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| August 11, 2011 | Edited by ImportBot | add ia_box_id to scanned books |
| December 20, 2010 | Edited by AMillarBot | move edition notes from title to notes field (Signet Classic 353/1063) |
| August 6, 2010 | Edited by IdentifierBot | added LibraryThing ID |
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