The Day of the Locust (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Nathanael West
- First Published: 1939
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1930’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Acting or actors, Authors or writers, 1930’s, California, West, U.S., Films, movies, or motion pictures, Hollywood, Filmmaking or filmmakers, Harlequin or Commedia dell’arte
- Locales: Hollywood, CA
Places Discussed
*Hollywood. District of Los Angeles, California, and the symbolic center of the American film industry. The novel opens with Todd Hackett, a graduate of Yale University and cinematic set designer, traversing the National Films studio lot on his way home. He walks among a wild collection of historical and national artifacts—Russian hussars, Scottish warriors, French grenadiers, and a Mississippi steamboat. For the time being Hackett takes the place for granted; its contradictions are simply the norm. However, later in the novel, when he chases Faye Greener...
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