Appointment in Samarra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Appointment in Samarra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Chosen by Delia Ephron for the WSJ Book Club

The writer whom Fran Lebowitz calledÂ â€œthe real F. Scott Fitzgeraldâ€ 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 Oâ€™Haraâ€™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, Oâ€™Haraâ€™s iconic first novel is an unflinching look at the dark side of the American dreamâ€”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.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143107071
Color Brown
ReleaseDate 2013-04-30
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780143107071

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143107071
Color	Brown
ReleaseDate	2013-04-30
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780143107071

Appointment in Samarra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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