John O’Hara’s Mean, Lean Debut Novel Never Gives In to Despair

Alone among his contemporaries, novelist John O’Hara resisted the implacable cynicism inspired by the Depression. Instead, he caught the upside of catastrophe.

Nathaniel Rich

Published Apr. 30 2014 5:45AM EDT 

Nathaniel Rich

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