Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust

These two dark stories--the most notable works of the short career of Nathanael West--remain stunningly powerful pieces of fiction. MISS LONELYHEARTS (1933) is the story of an advice columnist who becomes embroiled in the desperate lives of his correspondents. THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (1939) centers around a Hollywood scene designer and the characters he encounters at the fringes of the movie industry.