Dec 28, 2009
O’Hara’s first novel, Appointment in Samarra (1934), was praised by many reviewers but castigated by others for its sexual outspokenness. Because the novel’s setting, “Gibbsville,” was clearly modeled on O’Hara’s hometown of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, O’Hara was also criticized by his former neighbors for presenting the town in an unflattering light. The book was subsequently declared unmailable by the U.S. Post Office, although it continued to be sold openly in bookstores.
O’Hara’s Ten North Frederick (1955) drew more...
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