Nathanael West
Birth date
October 17, 1903
Death date
December 22, 1940
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Writing
Age
37 years
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Biography
Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American author and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nathanael West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
