John O’Hara’s portrait of the social life of a small town in the early 1930s is given fresh life in this reading by Christian Camargo. O’Hara’s novel traces the destruction of Julian English, a Cadillac dealer in Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, over the course of three days at Christmas. A hard-drinking member of the country club set, Julian commits a series of social gaffes, first throwing a drink in the face of a man who has lent him a notable amount of money and later fighting a disabled war veteran. Camargo’s narration is well suited to the rapid, clipped dialogue, and his subtly enhances the tension as we see Julian self-destruct. A notable novel gets a powerful reintroduction. S.N.M. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
The writer whom Fran Lebowitz compared to the author of The Great Gatsby, calling him “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.
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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.
Appointment in Samarra
The writer whom Fran Lebowitz compared to the author of The Great Gatsby, calling him “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.
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.
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BN ID: | 2940169411614 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 11/19/2013 |
Series: | Penguin Audio Classics |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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