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Novels and Other Writings by Nathanael West

- Abstract

At the time of his death in a car wreck in 1940, Nathanael West was thirty-seven years old and had written four short novels, a
play, and a number of movie scripts.



About the Author

Algis Valiunas writes on culture and politics for COMMENTARY and other magazines. His "Goethe’s Magnificent Self" appeared in January.