Jan 8, 2009

Appointment in Samarra | Appointment in Samarra

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Author: John O’Hara
First Published: 1934
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Naturalism
Time of Work: 1930
Setting: Pennsylvania
Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
Subjects: United States or Americans, Suicide, Social issues, Marriage, Class consciousness, 1930’s, Drinking or drunkenness, Clubs, social, Christmas, Debtors or creditors
Locales: Pennsylvania

Characters Discussed

Julian English, an automobile dealer who drinks too much. He picks fights with his friends and benefactors, gets publicly drunk, drives his wife to seek a divorce, and chases after a bootlegger’s woman. When his acts add up and life becomes too complicated for him, he commits suicide.

Caroline English, a woman as superficial as her husband. When she decides to seek a divorce from her husband, she acts like a heroine in melodrama, cancelling a big party on short notice.

Harry Reilly, a wealthy Irish Catholic. At a party, Julian throws a drink...

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Appointment in Samarra | Appointment in Samarra

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