The Day of the Locust Resources

This website provides a fascinating, in-depth account of California's unique history.

This website will keep you updated on all of the latest news surrounding West's literary works.

We're just going to say this—if Danny DeVito doesn't play Abe, then someone messed up big time.

Come on, folks, this is vintage 70s cinema.

This fascinating piece—written in honor of West's work entering the public domain—details the public response to the controversial The Day of the Locust.

This article dissects why West's writing was so unique and controversial at its time of release.

Time travel back to 1997 and check out this insightful discussion on West's life and career, hosted by the Library of America.

This blink-and-you'll-miss-it joke winks at how the legendary Homer Simpson was named after the character from The Day of the Locust.

This amusing piece from NPR calls West's first novella Miss Lonelyhearts the perfect novel to read on a bummed-out Valentine's Day.

Courtesy of the BBC, this insightful radio piece provides some stellar context for Nathanael West's career and the writing of The Day of the Locust.

This photo—taken about ten years before the publication of the novel—gives you an idea of what L.A. looked like at the time.

Harry probably performed his clown routine at classic vaudevillian theaters like the ones pictured here.