John O'Hara
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| + | '''John Henry O'Hara''' (January 31, 1905 – April 11, 1970) was an American writer who earned his early literary reputation for [[Short story|short stories]] and became a best-selling novelist before the age of 30 with ''[[Appointment in Samarra]]'' and ''[[BUtterfield 8 (novel)|BUtterfield 8]]''. His work stands out among that of contemporaries for its unvarnished [[Literary realism|realism]]. While O'Hara's legacy as a writer is debated, his champions rank him highly among the under-appreciated and unjustly neglected major American writers of the 20th century. | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| + | ===Novels=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Appointment in Samarra]]'' (1934) | ||
| + | * ''[[BUtterfield 8 (novel)|BUtterfield 8]]'' (1935) | ||
| + | * ''[[Hope of Heaven]]'' (1938) | ||
| + | * ''[[Pal Joey (novel)|Pal Joey]]'' (1940) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Rage to Live (novel)|A Rage to Live]]'' (1949) | ||
| + | * ''The Farmers Hotel'' (1951) — adapted from O'Hara's original play | ||
| + | * ''[[Ten North Frederick]]'' (1955) — winner of the [[National Book Award for Fiction]] | ||
| + | * ''A Family Party'' (1956) | ||
| + | * ''From the Terrace'' (1958) | ||
| + | * ''Ourselves to Know'' (1960) | ||
| + | * ''The Big Laugh'' (1962) | ||
| + | * ''[[Elizabeth Appleton]]'' (1963) | ||
| + | * ''The Lockwood Concern'' (1965) | ||
| + | * ''The Instrument'' (1967) | ||
| + | * ''Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian's Story'' (1969) | ||
| + | * ''The Ewings'' (1970) | ||
| + | * ''The Second Ewings'' (1972) | ||
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| + | ===Short story collections=== | ||
| + | * ''The Doctor’s Son and Other Stories'' (1935) | ||
| + | * ''Files on Parade'' (1939) | ||
| + | * ''Pipe Night'' (1945) | ||
| + | * ''Hellbox'' (1947) | ||
| + | * ''Sermons and Soda Water: A Trilogy of Three Novellas'' (1960) | ||
| + | * ''Assembly'' (1961) | ||
| + | * ''The Cape Cod Lighter'' (1962) | ||
| + | * ''The Hat on the Bed'' (1963) | ||
| + | * ''The Horse Knows the Way'' (1964) | ||
| + | * ''Waiting for Winter'' (1966) | ||
| + | * ''And Other Stories'' (1968) | ||
| + | * ''The Time Element and Other Stories'' (1972) | ||
| + | * ''Good Samaritan and Other Stories'' (1974) | ||
| + | * ''Gibbsville, PA'' (Carroll & Graf, 1992, {{ISBN|0-88184-899-9}}) | ||
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| + | ===Screenplays=== | ||
| + | * ''[[He Married His Wife]]'' (1940) | ||
| + | * ''[[Moontide]]'' (1942) | ||
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| + | ===Plays=== | ||
| + | * ''Five Plays'' (1961) | ||
| + | ''(The Farmers Hotel'', | ||
| + | ''The Searching Sun'', | ||
| + | ''The Champagne Pool'', | ||
| + | ''Veronique'', | ||
| + | ''The Way It Was)'' | ||
| + | * ''Two by O'Hara'' (1979) | ||
| + | ''(The Man Who Could Not Lose'' [screen treatment] and ''Far from Heaven'' [play]) | ||
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| + | ===Nonfiction=== | ||
| + | * ''Sweet and Sour'' (1954) Assorted columns on books and authors | ||
| + | * ''My Turn'' (1966). Fifty-three weekly columns written for ''[[Newsday]]'' | ||
| + | * ''Letters'' (1978). | ||
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| + | BUtterfield 8, Pal Joey and The Doctor's Son and Other Stories were published as [[Armed Services Edition]]s during WWII. | ||
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John Henry O'Hara (January 31, 1905 – April 11, 1970) was an American writer who earned his early literary reputation for short stories and became a best-selling novelist before the age of 30 with Appointment in Samarra and BUtterfield 8. His work stands out among that of contemporaries for its unvarnished realism. While O'Hara's legacy as a writer is debated, his champions rank him highly among the under-appreciated and unjustly neglected major American writers of the 20th century.
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Bibliography
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Novels
- Appointment in Samarra (1934)
- BUtterfield 8 (1935)
- Hope of Heaven (1938)
- Pal Joey (1940)
- A Rage to Live (1949)
- The Farmers Hotel (1951) — adapted from O'Hara's original play
- Ten North Frederick (1955) — winner of the National Book Award for Fiction
- A Family Party (1956)
- From the Terrace (1958)
- Ourselves to Know (1960)
- The Big Laugh (1962)
- Elizabeth Appleton (1963)
- The Lockwood Concern (1965)
- The Instrument (1967)
- Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian's Story (1969)
- The Ewings (1970)
- The Second Ewings (1972)
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Short story collections
- The Doctor’s Son and Other Stories (1935)
- Files on Parade (1939)
- Pipe Night (1945)
- Hellbox (1947)
- Sermons and Soda Water: A Trilogy of Three Novellas (1960)
- Assembly (1961)
- The Cape Cod Lighter (1962)
- The Hat on the Bed (1963)
- The Horse Knows the Way (1964)
- Waiting for Winter (1966)
- And Other Stories (1968)
- The Time Element and Other Stories (1972)
- Good Samaritan and Other Stories (1974)
- Gibbsville, PA (Carroll & Graf, 1992, Template:ISBN)
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Screenplays
- He Married His Wife (1940)
- Moontide (1942)
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Plays
- Five Plays (1961)
(The Farmers Hotel, The Searching Sun, The Champagne Pool, Veronique, The Way It Was)
- Two by O'Hara (1979)
(The Man Who Could Not Lose [screen treatment] and Far from Heaven [play])
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Nonfiction
- Sweet and Sour (1954) Assorted columns on books and authors
- My Turn (1966). Fifty-three weekly columns written for Newsday
- Letters (1978).
BUtterfield 8, Pal Joey and The Doctor's Son and Other Stories were published as Armed Services Editions during WWII.
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