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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_O'HaraJohn O'Hara - Wikipedia

    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. [1] He became a best-selling novelist before the age of 30 with Appointment in Samarra and BUtterfield 8.

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  3. literopedia.com › john-o-hara-an-exploration-ofJohn O'Hara: An Exploration of his Impact as an American Novelist

    Feb 20, 2024 · Learn about John O'Hara, a prominent figure in American literature, who captured the essence of American life with his insightful and often controversial narratives. Explore his major works, themes, style, and influence on the literary landscape.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › John-Henry-OHaraJohn O’Hara | Novelist, Short Stories, Pennsylvania | Britannica

    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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  6. www.goodreads.com › author › showJohn O'Hara (Author of Appointment in Samarra) - Goodreads

    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 .

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  7. www.neh.gov › humanities › 2016John O’Hara Wrote about the Things Rich People Do. Why Isn’t ...

    In “No Mistakes” (1938)—an especially brilliant and brittle specimen from Selected Short Stories of John O’Hara—the author ingeniously illustrates the strains imposed by differing backgrounds on a happily married couple. The Catholic protagonist, called only McDonald, persuades his Protestant wife, Jean, to accompany him to the ...

  8. www.newyorker.com › books › page-turnerHe Told the Truth About His Time | The New Yorker

    Aug 19, 2013 · Born in 1905 in Pennsylvania coal country, the son of a small-town doctor, John O’Hara leapt to prominence with his first novel, Appointment in Samarra (1934), about the downfall of a car dealer...

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  10. www.loa.org › writers › 662John O'Hara - Library of America - LOA

    John O’Hara, “Joey on the Cake Line”. “O’Hara understood better than any other American writer how class can both reveal and shape character, how profound the superficial can be, and how clothes can truly make the man.”.