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John O'Hara

Born

in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, The United States

January 31, 1905

Died

April 11, 1970

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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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 . People particularly knew him for an uncannily accurate ear for dialogue. O'Hara, a keen observer of social status and class differences, wrote frequently about the socially ambitious.

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	Appointment in Samarra 3.81 avg rating — 16,288 ratings — published 1934 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BUtterfield 8 by John O'Hara, Fran Lebowitz (Introduction) 3.56 avg rating — 2,862 ratings — published 1935 — 106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten North Frederick 3.83 avg rating — 889 ratings — published 1955 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New York Stories by John O'Hara, Steven Goldleaf (Editor), E.L. Doctorow (Foreword) 3.81 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Terrace by John O'Hara, Budd Schulberg (Introduction) 3.91 avg rating — 439 ratings — published 1958 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Rage to Live by John O'Hara, Louis Begley (Introduction) 3.72 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 1949 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sermons and Soda-Water 3.85 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 1960 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hope of Heaven 3.47 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 1938 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Short Stories of John O'Hara by John O'Hara, Louis Begley 3.91 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1956 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pal Joey 3.48 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 1940 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I have work to do, and I am afraid not to do it.”
― John O'hara

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“They say great themes make great novels.. but what these young writers don't understand is that there is no greater theme than men and women.”
― John O'Hara

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“The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.”
― John O'Hara

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December 2015 New School Classics Group Read

1908, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, 320 pages

24 votes, 18.5%

1972, Watership Down by Richard Adams, 481 pages

17 votes, 13.1%

1969, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, 304 pages

15 votes, 11.5%

1920, This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 288 pages

13 votes, 10.0%

1966, The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, 360 pages

11 votes, 8.5%

1940, The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, 222 pages

7 votes, 5.4%

1987, Beloved by Toni Morrison, 324 pages

6 votes, 4.6%

1963, The Collector by John Fowles, 283 pages

6 votes, 4.6%

1950, A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, 359 pages

6 votes, 4.6%

1982, The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa, 544 pages

5 votes, 3.8%

1974, Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, 144 pages

5 votes, 3.8%

1995, The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, 216 pages

4 votes, 3.1%

1935, BUtterfield 8 by John O'Hara, 256 pages

4 votes, 3.1%

1988, A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark, 192 pages

3 votes, 2.3%

1986, Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino, 288 pages

2 votes, 1.5%

1937, Christ in Concrete by Pietro Di Donato, 256 pages

1 vote, 0.8%

1974, The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier, 267 pages

1 vote, 0.8%

130 total votes

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