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Author | John O'Hara |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fiction |
Published | 1938 |
Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
Publication place | USA |
Pages | 182 |
Hope of Heaven is a 1938 novel by John O'Hara. It tells the story of struggling screenwriter in his mid-30s, living in Hollywood, who becomes besotted with an idealistic, younger woman, who doesn't fully reciprocate. Her estranged father, in town on business, complicates matters. The book is considered a work of hard-boiled noir. [1] The screenwriter in the story is John Malloy, O'Hara's frequent fictional alter ego. [2] [3]
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Author | John O'Hara |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fiction |
Published | 1938 |
Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
Publication place | USA |
Pages | 182 |
Hope of Heaven is a 1938 novel by John O'Hara. It tells the story of struggling screenwriter in his mid-30s, living in Hollywood, who becomes besotted with an idealistic, younger woman, who doesn't fully reciprocate. Her estranged father, in town on business, complicates matters. The book is considered a work of hard-boiled noir. [1] The screenwriter in the story is John Malloy, O'Hara's frequent fictional alter ego. [2] [3]