Nathanael West
Nathanael West · Arts & Literature
American novelist ('The Day of the Locust', 'Miss Lonelyhearts')
1903, New York City, United States — 1940, El Centro, California, United States
United States
Nathanael West is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American novelist ('The Day of the Locust', 'Miss Lonelyhearts')
Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein) was an American novelist and satirist whose short, dark works 'Miss Lonelyhearts' and 'The Day of the Locust' became classics of American literature, the latter a mordant portrait of Hollywood. He was Jewish, born into a family of Lithuanian-Jewish immigrants; he died in a car crash at the age of 37.
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American novelist ('The Day of the Locust', 'Miss Lonelyhearts')
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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