O'hara

1934 · réf. 2353193 — New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1934. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. 2nd printing. Very good in good jacket. A few smudges on boards with minor loss of gilt from publisher name on spine foot spine leans forward a bit jacket edges rubbed with minor loss from corners and some tape repairs on reverse by previous owner. 1934 Hard Cover. 301 pp. First novel by the prolific short story writer and author of BUtterfield 8 who is often credited for inventing The New Yorker magazine style short story. One of the great novels of small-town American life Appointment in Samarra is John O'Hara's crowning achievement. In December 1930 just before Christmas the Gibbsville Pennsylvania social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction. Brimming with wealth and privilege jealousy and infidelity O'Hara's iconic first novel is an unflinching look at the dark side of the American dream - and a lasting testament to the keen social intelligence of a major American writer. Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover