O'Hara, John 1905-1970

Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara ( Book )
116 editions published between 1934 and 2010 in 13 languages and held by 2,597 libraries worldwide
"In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville social circuit is electrified with parties and dances, where the music plays late into the night and the liquor flows freely. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English -- the envy of friends and strangers alike. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction"--P. [4] of cover.

Ten North Frederick by John O'Hara ( Book )
41 editions published between 1955 and 1986 in 7 languages and held by 2,021 libraries worldwide
At her father's funeral, Ann Chapin thinks back over the last five years of his life in Gibbsville, Pennsylvania - years of political and personal failure dominated by a selfish and dissatisfied wife and eased only by alcohol.

The instrument; a novel by John O'Hara ( Book )
21 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in 6 languages and held by 1,849 libraries worldwide

From the terrace : a novel by John O'Hara ( Book )
31 editions published between 1958 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 1,791 libraries worldwide
"Tracks the dynamic career of banking tycoon Alfred Eaton. A man marked for fabulous success, Eaton sets out from a small steel town in eastern Pennsylvania before the First World War to arrive, after the Second, at the corridors of national power in Washington, D.C.." -- Back cover.

A rage to live by John O'Hara ( Book )
41 editions published between 1949 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,599 libraries worldwide
Naturalistic study of a stratum of upperclass life in America, set in a Pennsylvania town.

The O'Hara generation by John O'Hara ( Book )
8 editions published between 1969 and 1975 in English and held by 1,560 libraries worldwide

Butterfield 8; a novel by John O'Hara ( Book )
89 editions published between 1935 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 1,531 libraries worldwide
A bestseller when it was originally published in 1935, this is a brilliant, brutal portrait of New York's speakeasy generation. "Like Henry James, O'Hara could create a world where class and social strictures are all-important but not openly discussed".--The Village Voice.

The hat on the bed by John O'Hara ( Book )
14 editions published between 1963 and 1975 in English and held by 1,518 libraries worldwide
A collection of 24 hitherto uncollected stories.

Sermons and soda-water by John O'Hara ( Book )
26 editions published between 1960 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,495 libraries worldwide

The Cape Cod lighter [stories by John O'Hara ( Book )
21 editions published between 1962 and 1973 in English and held by 1,490 libraries worldwide
Twenty-three new stories.