Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney - Softcover

Meade, Marion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0547386389 ISBN 13: 9780547386386

Publisher: Mariner Books, 2011

Synopsis

Nathanael West was a comic artist whose insight into the brutalities and absurdities of modern life proved prophetic. He is famous for two masterpieces, "Miss Lonelyhearts" and the most penetrating novel ever written about Hollywood, "The Day of the Locust". Eileen McKenney, accidental muse and literary heroine, fled Cleveland in search of romance and adventure, inspiring her sister's humorous stories, "My Sister Eileen", which led to stage, film, and television adaptations. Until their tragic deaths in 1940, husband and wife were intimate with many of the literary, theatrical, and movie notables of the era, and in this dual biography, they provide a one-of-a-kind lens into a world that continues to capture artists' imaginations. With trenchant insight and erudite charm, acclaimed biographer Marion Meade restores the star-crossed lovers to their rightful places in the rich cultural tapestry of interwar America and paints a lively tableau of one of the country's most engrossing eras.

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Lonelyhearts Nathanael West was a comic artist whose insight into the brutalities and absurdities of modern life proved prophetic. Eileen McKenney, accidental muse and literary heroine, fled Cleveland in search of romance and adventure. This dual biography provides a lens into a world that continues to capture artists' imaginations. Full description

Review:

"The brief lives of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney make a great story, and Marion Meade tells it with flair, erudition, and consumate wit. A literary page turner." Diane Jacobs, author of Christmas in July:"

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0547386389
• ISBN 13: 9780547386386
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432