From the Terrace (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: John O’Hara
- First Published: 1958
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Fiction of manners
- Subjects: Family or family life, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Twentieth century, New York City, Alienation, Washington, D.C., Adultery, Death or dying, Business or business people
- Locales: New York, NY, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania
From the Terrace is representative of O’Hara's later novels. The narrative covers a period from the protagonist's birth in 1897 to the postwar 1940's. From the Terrace is much longer than O’Hara's first novel and presents power struggles at the highest levels of business and government against a background of sexual intrigue and violent death. Thus, it provided excellent material for a motion picture and eventually became a successful vehicle for the actor Paul Newman.
Some similarities between From the Terrace and Appointment in Samarra are...
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