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John Henry O’Hara (* 31. Januar 1905 in Pottsville , Pennsylvania ; † 11. April 1970 in Princeton , New Jersey ) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller .
John Henry O'Hara (January 31, 1905 – April 11, 1970) was one of America's most prolific writers of short stories, credited with helping to invent The New Yorker magazine short story style. He became a best-selling novelist before the age of 30 with Appointment in Samarra and BUtterfield 8.
- January 31, 1905, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- April 11, 1970 (aged 65), Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
7. Apr. 2024 · Notable Works: “Appointment in Samarra”. John O’Hara (born Jan. 31, 1905, Pottsville, Pa., U.S.—died April 11, 1970, Princeton, N.J.) was an American novelist and short-story writer whose fiction stands as a social history of upwardly mobile Americans from the 1920s through the 1940s.
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19. Aug. 2013 · On the topics of class, sex, and alcohol—that is, the topics that mattered to him—his novels amount to a secret history of American life. So do his stories. O’Hara may not have been the best ...
Best-selling works of John Henry O'Hara include Appointment in Samarra. People particularly knew him for an uncannily accurate ear for dialogue. O'Hara, a keen observer of social status and class differences, wrote frequently about the socially ambitious.
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- April 11, 1970
- January 31, 1905
20. Apr. 1970 · It is much like the homes of the wealthy, whose manners and mores John O’Hara chronicled over the past four decades with a keen ear and a sharp eye. There last week, O’Hara died of a...
27. Dez. 2018 · John O'Hara: Four Novels of the 1930s LOA N°313. Library of America. CURATOR. A champion of America’s great writers and timeless works, Library of America guides readers in finding and exploring the exceptional writing that reflects the nation’s history and culture. Learn More.
