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Writer John Henry O'Hara
- American writer John Henry O'Hara contributed short stories to the New Yorker and wrote novels, such as BUtterfield 8 (1935) and Ten North Frederick (1955). Best-selling works of John Henry O'Hara include Appointment in Samarra. People particularly knew him for an uncannily accurate ear for dialogue.
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2,675 ratings299 reviews. A bestseller upon its publication in 1935, BUtterfield 8 was inspired by a news account of the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman washed up on a Long Island beach. Was it an accident, a murder, a suicide?
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Apr 1, 2003 · BUtterfield 8 (Modern Library Classics) Paperback – April 1, 2003. by John O'Hara (Author), Fran Lebowitz (Introduction) 3.8 77 ratings. See all formats and editions. A bestseller upon its publication in 1935, BUtterfield 8 was inspired by a news account of the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman washed up on a Long Island beach.
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The bestselling novel that became an Oscar-winning film starring Elizabeth Taylor about New York’s speakeasy generation A masterpiece of American fiction and a bestseller upon its publication in 1935, BUtterfield 8 lays bare with brash honesty the unspoken and often shocking truths that lurked beneath the surface of a society still reeling ...
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Jan 1, 2008 · A bestseller on its first publication, "BUtterfield 8" is the glittering story of a 1930s glamour girl whose ill-starred entanglement with a respectable married man is set against a backdrop of Manhattan bars and bedrooms. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more.
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Aug 21, 2013 · BUtterfield 8 (Penguin Classics) Paperback – August 21, 2013. by John O'Hara (Author), Lorin Stein (Contributor) 4.1 222 ratings. See all formats and editions. The bestselling novel that became an Oscar-winning film starring Elizabeth Taylor about New York's speakeasy generation.
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A bestseller on its first publication, BUtterfield 8 is the glittering story of a 1930s glamour girl whose ill-starred entanglement with a respectable married man is set against a backdrop of...
Author John O'Hara Introduction by Lorin Stein. Share Save. Add to Goodreads Look Inside. The bestselling novel that became an Oscar-winning film starring Elizabeth Taylor about New York's speakeasy generation.
