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Nathanael West

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

October 17, 1903(37)

Day of Death

December 22, 1940

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Nathanael West

Writing

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.