{"product_id":"appointment-in-samarra-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-9780143107071","title":"Appointment in Samarra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's All-Time 100 Best Novels \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe writer whom Fran Lebowitz called \"the real F. Scott Fitzgerald\" makes his Penguin Classics debut with this beautiful deluxe edition of his best-loved book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the great novels of small-town American life, \u003ci\u003eAppointment in Samarra \u003c\/i\u003eis John O'Hara's crowning achievement. In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brimming with wealth and privilege, jealousy and infidelity, O'Hara's iconic first novel is an unflinching look at the dark side of the American dream--and a lasting testament to the keen social intelligence if a major American writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn O'Hara \u003c\/b\u003e(1905-1970) was one of the most prominent American writers of the twentieth century. Championed by Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Dorothy Parker, he wrote seventeen novels, including \u003ci\u003eAppointment in Samarra\u003c\/i\u003e, his first; \u003ci\u003eBUtterfield 8\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor; \u003ci\u003ePal Joey\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into a Broadway musical as well as a film starring Frank Sinatra; and \u003ci\u003eTen North Frederick\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award. He has had more stories published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e than anyone else in the history of the magazine. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, he lived for many years in New York and in Princeton, New Jersey, where he died. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is the former editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and former deputy editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently a writer at large for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Gower\u003c\/b\u003e (cover illustrator) is an internationally acclaimed graphic artist. He spent ten years as a contributing artist to \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e and has provided art for major publishing houses and for such magazines as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Sussex, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619135033618,"sku":"9780143107071","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2a00959b-5da4-42b2-ae95-b13f7b4a4ea6.jpg?v=1732546011","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/appointment-in-samarra-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-9780143107071","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}