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“No dream ever entirely disappears. Somewhere it troubles some unfortunate person and some day, when that person has been sufficiently troubled, it will be reproduced on the lot.”

Quote by Nathanael West

Book:Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust

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Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust

Miss Lonelyhearts is a poignant tale of a newspaper columnist who becomes an unwitting mouthpiece for the public's darkest desires. The Day of the Locust delves into the rise and fall of a charismatic con artist in the midst of the 1930s Los Angeles film industry. more

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Nathanael West was an American author born on October 17, 1903, and died on December 22, 1940. Known for his satirical and darkly humorous style, West is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century in American literature. more

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