{"product_id":"miss-lonelyhearts-9780811220934","title":"Miss Lonelyhearts","description":"Praised by great writers from Flannery O'Conner to Jonathan Lethem, \u003cem\u003eMiss Lonelyhearts\u003c\/em\u003e is an American classic. A newspaper reporter assigned to write the agony column in the depths of the Great Depression seeks respite from the poor souls who send in their sad letters, only to be further tormented by his viciously cynical editor, Shrike. This single volume of \u003cem\u003eMiss Lonelyhearts\u003c\/em\u003e features its original Alvin Lustig jacket design, as well as a new introduction by Harold Bloom, who calls it \"my favorite work of modern American fiction.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWest, Nathanael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - In 1940, when an automobile accident prematurely claimed \u003cstrong\u003eNathanael West\u003c\/strong\u003e's life, he was a relatively obscure writer, the author of only four short novels. West's reputation has grown considerably since then and he is now considered one of the 20th century's major authors. Born in New York, West worked as the night manager of the Kenmore Hotel on East 23rd Street in Manhattan, as a contract scriptwriter for Columbia Pictures in Hollywood, and as a screenwriter for RKO Radio Picture.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloom, Harold:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University. His many distinguished books include \u003cem\u003eThe Anxiety of Influence \u003c\/em\u003e(1973, 1997), \u003cem\u003eThe Western Canon \u003c\/em\u003e(1994), \u003cem\u003eShakespeare: The Invention of the Human \u003c\/em\u003e(1998), and \u003cem\u003eHow to Read and Why \u003c\/em\u003e(2000).","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662298550546,"sku":"9780811220934","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eda96f98-792b-4f64-ac89-439275164030.jpg?v=1751363021","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/miss-lonelyhearts-9780811220934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}