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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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American writer and screenwriter (1903–1940)

Born 17 October 1903
Died 22 December 1940

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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, American literature, 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, 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)

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1918-1945, 1930's, 20th century

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

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