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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"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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