Appointment in Samarra
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
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Penguin Publishing Group , 2013.
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One of Time’s All-Time 100 Best NovelsThe writer whom Fran Lebowitz called “the real F. Scott Fitzgerald” makes his Penguin Classics debut with this beautiful deluxe edition of his best-loved book. 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 if a major American writer.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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eBook
Street Date
04/30/2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781101602959
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Hara, J., McGrath, C., & Gower, N. (2013). Appointment in Samarra . Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Hara, John, Charles McGrath and Neil Gower. 2013. Appointment in Samarra. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Hara, John, Charles McGrath and Neil Gower. Appointment in Samarra Penguin Publishing Group, 2013.
Harvard Citation (style guide)O'Hara, J., McGrath, C. and Gower, N. (2013). Appointment in samarra. Penguin Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Hara, John, Charles McGrath, and Neil Gower. Appointment in Samarra Penguin Publishing Group, 2013.
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