<<I assume the author is John O'Hara. Abebooks has
some
of
his stuff. Which ones would you recommend?>>
Appointment in Samarra is a classic. He wrote many short
stories, available in various collections. In my experience,
his stories are either very good or very bad, with little in
between. He wrote realistically, with a regrettable tendency
to melodrama but always expressively. His expressiveness and
his enormous range of characters are his virtues. You may
hate his most facile writing, but you won't be bored by his
characters.
Best,
MrT
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