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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