About John O'Hara
John Henry O'Hara (January 31, 1905 - April 11, 1970) was an American writer.
Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, he initially made a name for himself with his short stories and later became a best-selling novelist whose works include Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8. He was particularly known for an uncannily accurate ear for dialogue. O'Hara was a keen observer of social status and class differences, and wrote frequently about the socially ambitious.
Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, he initially made a name for himself with his short stories and later became a best-selling novelist whose works include Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8. He was particularly known for an uncannily accurate ear for dialogue. O'Hara was a keen observer of social status and class differences, and wrote frequently about the socially ambitious.
Novels
Appointment in Samarra (1934)
Butterfield 8 (1935)
A Rage to Live (1949)
The Farmer's Hotel (1953)
Ten North Frederick (1955)
A Family Party (1957)
From the Terrace (1958)
Ourselves to Know (1960)
The Big Laugh (1962)
Elizabeth Appleton (1963)
The Lockwood Concern (1966)
The Instrument (1967)
Lovey Childs (1969)
The Ewings (1972)
The Second Ewings (1972)
Butterfield 8 (1935)
A Rage to Live (1949)
The Farmer's Hotel (1953)
Ten North Frederick (1955)
A Family Party (1957)
From the Terrace (1958)
Ourselves to Know (1960)
The Big Laugh (1962)
Elizabeth Appleton (1963)
The Lockwood Concern (1966)
The Instrument (1967)
Lovey Childs (1969)
The Ewings (1972)
The Second Ewings (1972)
Omnibus
Collections
The Doctor's Son and Other Stories (1935)
Files On Parade (1939)
The Great Short Stories: : Stories from the Doctor's Son And Other Stories, And Files On Parade (1939)
Hope of Heaven: And Other Stories (1939)
Pal Joey (1940)
Hellbox (1947)
Selected Short Stories (1956)
Sermons and Soda-water (1960)
Horse Knows the Way (1961)
Assembley (1961)
The Cape Cod Lighter (1962)
Five Plays (1962)
The Hat on the Bed (1963)
Waiting for Winter (1966)
And Other Stories (1968)
Pipe Night (1969)
The Time Element and Other Stories (1973)
Good Samaritan and Other Stories (1976)
Avon Bedside Companion (1977) (with John Collier, Paul Eldridge, Eric Knight and Dorothy Parker)
Collected Stories (1985)
Forty-Nine Stories (1986)
Gibbsville, Pa: The Classic Stories (1992)
Novellas of John O'Hara (1997)
John O'Hara's Hollywood: Stories (2003)
Files On Parade (1939)
The Great Short Stories: : Stories from the Doctor's Son And Other Stories, And Files On Parade (1939)
Hope of Heaven: And Other Stories (1939)
Pal Joey (1940)
Hellbox (1947)
Selected Short Stories (1956)
Sermons and Soda-water (1960)
Horse Knows the Way (1961)
Assembley (1961)
The Cape Cod Lighter (1962)
Five Plays (1962)
The Hat on the Bed (1963)
Waiting for Winter (1966)
And Other Stories (1968)
Pipe Night (1969)
The Time Element and Other Stories (1973)
Good Samaritan and Other Stories (1976)
Avon Bedside Companion (1977) (with John Collier, Paul Eldridge, Eric Knight and Dorothy Parker)
Collected Stories (1985)
Forty-Nine Stories (1986)
Gibbsville, Pa: The Classic Stories (1992)
Novellas of John O'Hara (1997)
John O'Hara's Hollywood: Stories (2003)
Non fiction
Sweet and Sour (1955)
Artist Is His Own Fault: John O'hara On Writers And Writing (1977)
Selected letters of John O'Hara (1978)
Artist Is His Own Fault: John O'hara On Writers And Writing (1977)
Selected letters of John O'Hara (1978)
Awards
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