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Miss Lonelyhearts

Nathanael West

Narrator Peter Joyce

Publisher: Assembled Stories

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Summary

The columnist of the New York Post-Dispatch, Miss Lonelyhearts, is initially cynical about the letters he receives for help. They are a joke. Gradually however, the letters start to move him but he is powerless to do anything. Retreating from the pain into a fantasy world he starts to believe that he is a Christ figure, a universal saviour. But Christ died for the sins of others! The pen may be mightier than the sword but the author wields his like a cleaver, splicing images together to present a savagely grotesque world. Ahead of his time, the novel had to wait another 20 years to find another author to match West's bitter humour. This book is not for the fainthearted.
Duration: about 3 hours (02:56:11)
Publishing date: 2006-01-06; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —