Nathanael West bibliography

This is a bibliography of works by Nathanael West

Novels

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! Title !! Publisher !! Included in Novels and other Writings, 1997 Novels and other Writings, 1997 Novels and other Writings, 1997 Novels and other Writings, 1997
 * The Dream Life of Balso Snell || Contact Editions, 1931 || The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957.
 * The Dream Life of Balso Snell || Contact Editions, 1931 || The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957.
 * Miss Lonelyhearts || Liveright, 1933 || The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957.
 * Miss Lonelyhearts || Liveright, 1933 || The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957.
 * A Cool Million || Covici Friede, 1934 || The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957.
 * A Cool Million || Covici Friede, 1934 || The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957.
 * The Day of the Locust || Random House, 1939 || The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957.
 * The Day of the Locust || Random House, 1939 || The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957.
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Short stories and novel excerpts

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! Title !! First Published in !! Notes Nathanael West: A Collection of Critical Essays collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997
 * "A Barefaced Lie" || Overland Monthly, 1929 ||
 * "Miss Lonelyhearts and the Lamb" || Contact, February 1932 || Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts
 * "Miss Lonelyhearts and the Dead Pan" || Contact, May 1932 || Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts
 * "Miss Lonelyhearts and the Clean Old Man" || Contact, May 1932 || Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts
 * "Miss Lonelyhearts in the Dismal Swamp"|| Contempo, July 1932 || Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts
 * "Miss Lonelyhearts on a Field Trip"|| Contact, October 1932 || Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts
 * "The Dear Public" || Americana, August 1933 || Excerpt from The Dream Life of Balso Snell
 * Unnamed excerpt || Americana, September 1933 || Excerpt from The Dream Life of Balso Snell
 * "Business Deal" || Americana, October 1933 || Collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997
 * "Bird and Bottle" || Pacific Weekly, November 1936 || Early section of The Day of the Locust; collected in
 * "Miss Lonelyhearts on a Field Trip"|| Contact, October 1932 || Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts
 * "The Dear Public" || Americana, August 1933 || Excerpt from The Dream Life of Balso Snell
 * Unnamed excerpt || Americana, September 1933 || Excerpt from The Dream Life of Balso Snell
 * "Business Deal" || Americana, October 1933 || Collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997
 * "Bird and Bottle" || Pacific Weekly, November 1936 || Early section of The Day of the Locust; collected in
 * Unnamed excerpt || Americana, September 1933 || Excerpt from The Dream Life of Balso Snell
 * "Business Deal" || Americana, October 1933 || Collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997
 * "Bird and Bottle" || Pacific Weekly, November 1936 || Early section of The Day of the Locust; collected in
 * "Bird and Bottle" || Pacific Weekly, November 1936 || Early section of The Day of the Locust; collected in
 * "Bird and Bottle" || Pacific Weekly, November 1936 || Early section of The Day of the Locust; collected in
 * "The Imposter" || The New Yorker, June 2, 1997 || Originally titled "The Fake", then retitled "L'Affaire Beano";
 * "The Imposter" || The New Yorker, June 2, 1997 || Originally titled "The Fake", then retitled "L'Affaire Beano";
 * "Western Union Boy" || – || Collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997
 * "Mr. Potts of Pottstown" || – || Incomplete;
 * "Mr. Potts of Pottstown" || – || Incomplete;
 * "Mr. Potts of Pottstown" || – || Incomplete;
 * "The Adventurer" || – || Incomplete;
 * "The Adventurer" || – || Incomplete;
 * "Three Eskimos" || – || Used in The Day of the Locust;
 * "Three Eskimos" || – || Used in The Day of the Locust;
 * "Tibetan Night" || – || Collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997
 * "The Sun, the Lady, and the Gas Station" || – ||
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 * "The Sun, the Lady, and the Gas Station" || – ||
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Plays

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! Title !! Year !! in Collaboration with !! First performance !! Published in
 * Even Stephen || 1934 || S. J. Perelman || never performed || never published
 * Good Hunting || 1938 || Joseph Schrank || November 21, 1938, New York || Novels and other Writings, 1997
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 * Good Hunting || 1938 || Joseph Schrank || November 21, 1938, New York || Novels and other Writings, 1997
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Poetry

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! Title !! First published in !! Notes
 * "Rondeau" || The Brown Jug, 2, December 1922 ||
 * "Death" || Casements, May 1924 || Signed N. von Wallenstein-Weinstein
 * Christmass Poem || Contempo, February 1933 || Early version of "Burn the Cities"
 * "Burn the Cities" || – || Included in Novels and other Writings, 1997
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 * Christmass Poem || Contempo, February 1933 || Early version of "Burn the Cities"
 * "Burn the Cities" || – || Included in Novels and other Writings, 1997
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Essays and reviews

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! Title !! Publication details !! Included in: to promote The Dream Life of Balso Snell || Novels and other Writings; Nathanael West: A Collection of Critical Essays Nathanael West: A Collection of Critical Essays Nathanael West: A Collection of Critical Essays
 * Euripides—A Playwright || Casements, July 1923 || Novels and other Writings
 * Book Marks for Today || World Telegram, October 1931 || –
 * Through the Hole in the Mundane Millstone || A leaflet by Contact Editions printed in 1931
 * Book Marks for Today || World Telegram, October 1931 || –
 * Through the Hole in the Mundane Millstone || A leaflet by Contact Editions printed in 1931
 * Through the Hole in the Mundane Millstone || A leaflet by Contact Editions printed in 1931
 * Some Notes on Violence || Contact, October 1932 || Novels and other Writings;
 * Some Notes on Violence || Contact, October 1932 || Novels and other Writings;
 * Some Notes on Miss L. || Contempo, May 1933 || Novels and other Writings;
 * Some Notes on Miss L. || Contempo, May 1933 || Novels and other Writings;
 * Soft Soap for the Barber || The New Republic, November 1934 || Novels and other Writings
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Film writing
(in collaboration with others, unless noted otherwise)
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! Title !! year !! Studio !! Format !! Notes
 * Beauty Parlor || Written 1933 || Columbia || Screenplay || Never produced
 * Return to the Soil || Written 1933 || Columbia || Screenplay || Never produced
 * Osceola || Written 1935 || – || Treatment || Never produced
 * Ticket to Paradise || 1936 || Republic Productions || Treatment and screenplay ||
 * Follow Your Heart || 1936 || Republic Productions || Screenplay ||
 * The President's Mystery || 1936 || Republic Productions || Screenplay ||
 * Rhythm in the Clouds || 1937 || Republic Productions || Screenplay ||
 * It Could Happen to You || 1937 || Republic Productions || Screenplay ||
 * Jim Hanvey – Detective || 1937 || Republic Productions || Screenplay || Uncredited
 * Born to Be Wild || 1938 || Republic Productions || Screenplay ||
 * Gangs of New York || 1938 || Republic Productions || Screenplay || Uncredited
 * Ladies in Distress || 1938 || Republic Productions || Screenplay || Uncredited
 * Bachelor Girl || written 1937 || Republic Productions || Screenplay || Never produced
 * Orphans of the Street || 1938 || Republic Productions || Treatment and screenplay || Uncredited
 * Stormy Weather || Written 1937-8 || Republic Productions || Treatment and partial screenplay || Never Produced
 * The Squealer || 1938 || Columbia || Screenplay || Unfinished
 * Flight South || Written 1938 || MGM || Treatment || Never produced
 * The Spirit of Culver || 1939 || Universal Studios || Screenplay ||
 * Five Came Back || 1939 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay ||
 * I Stole a Million || 1939 || Universal Studios || Screenplay || Solo screenwriting credit
 * The Victoria Docks at Eight || Written 1939 || Universal Studios || Screenplay || Never filmed
 * Stranger on the Third Floor || 1940 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Uncredited
 * Men Against the Sky || 1940 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Solo screenwriting credit
 * Let's Make Music || 1941 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Solo screenwriting credit
 * Before the Fact || Written 1939 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Never filmed
 * A Cool Million || Written 1940 || Columbia || Screen story || Never produced
 * Bird in Hand || Written 1940 || RKO Pictures || Treatment ||
 * Amateur Angel || Written 1940 || Columbia || Screenplay || worked on until his death
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 * Stormy Weather || Written 1937-8 || Republic Productions || Treatment and partial screenplay || Never Produced
 * The Squealer || 1938 || Columbia || Screenplay || Unfinished
 * Flight South || Written 1938 || MGM || Treatment || Never produced
 * The Spirit of Culver || 1939 || Universal Studios || Screenplay ||
 * Five Came Back || 1939 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay ||
 * I Stole a Million || 1939 || Universal Studios || Screenplay || Solo screenwriting credit
 * The Victoria Docks at Eight || Written 1939 || Universal Studios || Screenplay || Never filmed
 * Stranger on the Third Floor || 1940 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Uncredited
 * Men Against the Sky || 1940 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Solo screenwriting credit
 * Let's Make Music || 1941 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Solo screenwriting credit
 * Before the Fact || Written 1939 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Never filmed
 * A Cool Million || Written 1940 || Columbia || Screen story || Never produced
 * Bird in Hand || Written 1940 || RKO Pictures || Treatment ||
 * Amateur Angel || Written 1940 || Columbia || Screenplay || worked on until his death
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 * Men Against the Sky || 1940 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Solo screenwriting credit
 * Let's Make Music || 1941 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Solo screenwriting credit
 * Before the Fact || Written 1939 || RKO Pictures || Screenplay || Never filmed
 * A Cool Million || Written 1940 || Columbia || Screen story || Never produced
 * Bird in Hand || Written 1940 || RKO Pictures || Treatment ||
 * Amateur Angel || Written 1940 || Columbia || Screenplay || worked on until his death
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 * A Cool Million || Written 1940 || Columbia || Screen story || Never produced
 * Bird in Hand || Written 1940 || RKO Pictures || Treatment ||
 * Amateur Angel || Written 1940 || Columbia || Screenplay || worked on until his death
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 * Amateur Angel || Written 1940 || Columbia || Screenplay || worked on until his death
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Collections

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! Title !! Year !! Publisher !! Notes includes the four novels The Dream Life of Balso Snell || 1961 || Farrar Straus and Company || The Day of the Locust || 1969 || New Directions || of Critical Essays || 1971 || Prentice Hall (20th century Views series) || Includes three essays and one story by West in addition to critical writings about him. essays, and a selection of letters
 * The Complete Works of Nathanael West || 1957 || Farrar Straus and Company || Reprinted in 1963, 1975;
 * The Complete Works of Nathanael West || 1957 || Farrar Straus and Company || Reprinted in 1963, 1975;
 * A Cool Million &
 * A Cool Million &
 * Miss Lonelyhearts &
 * Miss Lonelyhearts &
 * ''Nathanael West: A Collection
 * ''Nathanael West: A Collection
 * Novels and other Writings || 1997 || Library of America || Includes novels, short stories,
 * Novels and other Writings || 1997 || Library of America || Includes novels, short stories,
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Books about Nathanael West

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! Title ! ! ! ! !! Writer !! Year !! Genre
 * Nathanael West
 * || Stanley Edgar Hyman || 1962 || Critical Study
 * Nathanael West, the Ironic Prophet
 * || Victor Comerchero || 1964 || Critical Study
 * The Fiction of Nathanael West, No Redeemer, No Promised land
 * ||Randall Reid || 1967 || Critical Study
 * Nathanael West: The Art of His Life
 * ||Jay Martin || 1971 || Biography
 * Nathanael West: An Interpretative Study
 * ||James F. Light || 1971 || Critical Study
 * Nathanael West
 * || Robert Emmet Long || 1985 || Critical Study
 * Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney
 * ||Marion Meade || 2010 || Biography of West and his wife
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 * ||Randall Reid || 1967 || Critical Study
 * Nathanael West: The Art of His Life
 * ||Jay Martin || 1971 || Biography
 * Nathanael West: An Interpretative Study
 * ||James F. Light || 1971 || Critical Study
 * Nathanael West
 * || Robert Emmet Long || 1985 || Critical Study
 * Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney
 * ||Marion Meade || 2010 || Biography of West and his wife
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 * Nathanael West: An Interpretative Study
 * ||James F. Light || 1971 || Critical Study
 * Nathanael West
 * || Robert Emmet Long || 1985 || Critical Study
 * Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney
 * ||Marion Meade || 2010 || Biography of West and his wife
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 * || Robert Emmet Long || 1985 || Critical Study
 * Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney
 * ||Marion Meade || 2010 || Biography of West and his wife
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 * Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney
 * ||Marion Meade || 2010 || Biography of West and his wife
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 * ||Marion Meade || 2010 || Biography of West and his wife
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 * ||Marion Meade || 2010 || Biography of West and his wife
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Adaptations of Nathanael West's work

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! Title !! Adaptation of !! Year !! Format
 * Advice to the Lovelorn || Miss Lonelyhearts || 1933 || Feature Film
 * I'll Tell the World || Miss Lonelyhearts || 1945 || Feature Film
 * Miss Lonelyhearts || Miss Lonelyhearts || 1957 || Play
 * Lonelyhearts || Miss Lonelyhearts || 1958 || Feature Film
 * Miss Lonelyhearts || Miss Lonelyhearts || 1983 || TV film
 * The Day of the Locust || The Day of the Locust || 1975 || Feature Film
 * Miss Lonelyhearts || Miss Lonelyhearts || 2006 || Opera
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 * Miss Lonelyhearts || Miss Lonelyhearts || 1983 || TV film
 * The Day of the Locust || The Day of the Locust || 1975 || Feature Film
 * Miss Lonelyhearts || Miss Lonelyhearts || 2006 || Opera
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 * Miss Lonelyhearts || Miss Lonelyhearts || 2006 || Opera
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