| Author | John O'Hara |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | 1938 |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
| 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]
References
- ↑ "HOPE OF HEAVEN | Kirkus Reviews".
- ↑ "The cars, the girls, the sun -- John O'Hara got California life". 31 January 2005.
- ↑ Abshire, Kreg (1 September 1996). "At Home in Hollywood: Hope of Heaven as Cultural History, Autobiography, and Fiction". Colby Quarterly. 32 (3).
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