The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West

The Day of the Locust is a 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West, set in Hollywood, California during the Great Depression, depicting the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of individuals who exist at the fringes of the movie industry.

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The 429th greatest fiction book of all time

This book is on the following lists:

1. - 51st on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
2. - 56th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
3. - 73rd on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
4. - 84th on 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 (Counterpunch)
5. - The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
6. - TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
7. - The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)

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	Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
	The Day of the Locust	Paperback	1200565	$19.93	$5.15
	The Day of the Locust (The New Classics Series)	Hardcover	4373036		$17.50
	Miss Lonelyhearts & the Day of the Locust	Paperback	469075	$3.73	$0.01
	Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust	Mass Market Paperback	998071	$10.99	$2.60
	Day of the Locust	Paperback	2287008	$24.95	$0.01
	The Day of the Locust (Chinese Edition)	Paperback	7728035	$19.95	$58.94	2010
	The Day of the Locust and His Other Novels	Hardcover	5347849		$0.97
	Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust (New Directions Paperbook)	Kindle Edition	72377	$9.39		2009
	Miss Lonelyhearts and The Day of the Locust (Modern Library)	Hardcover	2226686	$50.38	$6.45	1998
	The Day of the Locust	Hardcover	255909	$11.96	$9.40	1997
	Day of the Locust (Penguin Classics)	Paperback	3107087	$5.12	$4.84	2009
	The Day of the Locust	Audible Audio Edition	44873	$5.95		2009
	"Miss Lonelyhearts" and "The Day of the Locust"	Hardcover	10768800		$45.00
	The Day of the Locust (The Penguin English Library)	Paperback	878082	$5.40	$6.93	2018
	The Day of the Locust (Roads Classics)	Paperback	1822973	$8.59	$7.94	2014
	The Day of the Locust (Chinese Edition)	Hardcover	1080751	$13.99		2018
	The Day of the Locust	Paperback	507397	$8.95	$2.85	2013
	The Day of the Locust (Signet Classics)	Mass Market Paperback	663442	$7.94	$0.15	1983
	The Day of the Locust	Paperback	949509	$7.47	$14.54	2018
	The Day of the Locust	Hardcover	1900755	$29.29	$14.44	2010
	Day of the Locust (Penguin Classics)	Mass Market Paperback	486522	$10.34	$3.92	2011
	Day of the Locust	Hardcover	7397737	$28.95	$102.99	1939
	By Nathanael West Miss Lonelyhearts & the Day of the Locust	Paperback	896710	$980.68	$7.28	1969
	Miss Lonelyhearts And The Day Of The Locust.	Hardcover	3516584		$2.90
	The Day of the Locust (New Directions Paperbook)	Kindle Edition	104868			2015
	The Day of the Locust (New Directions Paperbook)	Paperback	1796062	$4.26	$3.68	2015
	Miss Lonelyhearts &The Day of the Locust	Hardcover	4177150		$49.99	1962
	The Day of the Locust	Hardcover	10794351		$84.99	1939
	Miss Lonelyhearts & the Day of the Locust	Paperback	1925742		$5.85
	Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust	Hardcover	4500841	$49.95	$30.00
	Miss Lonelyhearts And The Day Of The Locust (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)	Hardcover	5019193		$34.88	1969
	Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust	Paperback	232304	$6.95	$1.91	2009
	The Day of the Locust	Paperback	635327	$13.53	$3.57	2011
	The Day of the Locust (Signet classics)	Mass Market Paperback	2717378	$12.00	$4.16	1983
	Nathanael West : Novels and Other Writings : The Dream Life of Balso Snell / Miss Lonelyhearts / A Cool Million / The Day of the Locust / Letters (Library of America)	Hardcover	976011	$23.50	$8.71	1997
	The Day Of The Locust (Signet/New American Library Paperback 1983, Red Cover With Oscer Statue & Locust)	Paperback	4162885	$22.55	$18.00
	The day of the locust (Time reading program special edition)	Paperback	2704995	$12.07	$1.05
	The Collected Works of Nathanael West: The Day of the Locust ; The Dream Life of Balso Snell ; Miss Lonelyhearts ; A Cool Million	Paperback	5428988	$25.17	$47.29	2009
	The Day of the Locust & Miss Lonelyhearts	Paperback	2601275	$11.79	$10.10	2012