# Nathanael West bibliography

This is a bibliography of works by Nathanael West

## Novels

    TitlePublisherIncluded in The Dream Life of Balso SnellContact Editions, 1931The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957. Novels and other Writings, 1997 Miss LonelyheartsLiveright, 1933The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957. Novels and other Writings, 1997 A Cool MillionCovici Friede, 1934The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957. Novels and other Writings, 1997 The Day of the LocustRandom House, 1939The Complete works of Nathanael West,1957. Novels and other Writings, 1997

## Short stories and novel excerpts

    TitleFirst Published inNotes "A Barefaced Lie"Overland Monthly, 1929 "Miss Lonelyhearts and the Lamb"Contact, February 1932Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts "Miss Lonelyhearts and the Dead Pan"Contact, May 1932Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts "Miss Lonelyhearts and the Clean Old Man"Contact, May 1932Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts "Miss Lonelyhearts in the Dismal Swamp"Contempo, July 1932Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts "Miss Lonelyhearts on a Field Trip"Contact, October 1932Excerpt from Miss Lonelyhearts "The Dear Public"Americana, August 1933Excerpt from The Dream Life of Balso Snell Unnamed excerptAmericana, September 1933Excerpt from The Dream Life of Balso Snell "Business Deal"Americana, October 1933Collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 "Bird and Bottle"Pacific Weekly, November 1936Early section of The Day of the Locust; collected in Nathanael West: A Collection of Critical Essays "The Imposter"The New Yorker, June 2, 1997Originally titled "The Fake", then retitled "L'Affaire Beano"; collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 "Western Union Boy"–Collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 "Mr. Potts of Pottstown"–Incomplete; collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 "The Adventurer"–Incomplete; collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 "Three Eskimos"–Used in The Day of the Locust; collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 "Tibetan Night"–Collected in Novels and other Writings, 1997 "The Sun, the Lady, and the Gas Station"–

## Plays

    TitleYearin Collaboration withFirst performancePublished in Even Stephen1934S. J. Perelmannever performednever published Good Hunting1938Joseph SchrankNovember 21, 1938, New YorkNovels and other Writings, 1997

## Poetry

    TitleFirst published inNotes "Rondeau"The Brown Jug, 2, December 1922 "Death"Casements, May 1924Signed N. von Wallenstein-Weinstein Christmass PoemContempo, February 1933Early version of "Burn the Cities" "Burn the Cities"–Included in Novels and other Writings, 1997

## Essays and reviews

    TitlePublication detailsIncluded in: Euripides—A PlaywrightCasements, July 1923Novels and other Writings Book Marks for TodayWorld Telegram, October 1931– Through the Hole in the Mundane MillstoneA leaflet by Contact Editions printed in 1931 to promote The Dream Life of Balso SnellNovels and other Writings; Nathanael West: A Collection of Critical Essays Some Notes on ViolenceContact, October 1932Novels and other Writings; Nathanael West: A Collection of Critical Essays Some Notes on Miss L.Contempo, May 1933Novels and other Writings; Nathanael West: A Collection of Critical Essays Soft Soap for the BarberThe New Republic, November 1934Novels and other Writings

## Film writing

(in collaboration with others, unless noted otherwise)
    TitleyearStudioFormatNotes Beauty ParlorWritten 1933ColumbiaScreenplayNever produced Return to the SoilWritten 1933ColumbiaScreenplayNever produced OsceolaWritten 1935–TreatmentNever produced Ticket to Paradise1936Republic ProductionsTreatment and screenplay Follow Your Heart1936Republic ProductionsScreenplay The President's Mystery1936Republic ProductionsScreenplay Rhythm in the Clouds1937Republic ProductionsScreenplay It Could Happen to You1937Republic ProductionsScreenplay Jim Hanvey – Detective1937Republic ProductionsScreenplayUncredited Born to Be Wild1938Republic ProductionsScreenplay Gangs of New York1938Republic ProductionsScreenplayUncredited Ladies in Distress1938Republic ProductionsScreenplayUncredited Bachelor Girlwritten 1937Republic ProductionsScreenplayNever produced Orphans of the Street1938Republic ProductionsTreatment and screenplayUncredited Stormy WeatherWritten 1937-8Republic ProductionsTreatment and partial screenplayNever Produced The Squealer1938ColumbiaScreenplayUnfinished Flight SouthWritten 1938MGMTreatmentNever produced The Spirit of Culver1939Universal StudiosScreenplay Five Came Back1939RKO PicturesScreenplay I Stole a Million1939Universal StudiosScreenplaySolo screenwriting credit The Victoria Docks at EightWritten 1939Universal StudiosScreenplayNever filmed Stranger on the Third Floor1940RKO PicturesScreenplayUncredited Men Against the Sky1940RKO PicturesScreenplaySolo screenwriting credit Let's Make Music1941RKO PicturesScreenplaySolo screenwriting credit Before the FactWritten 1939RKO PicturesScreenplayNever filmed A Cool MillionWritten 1940ColumbiaScreen storyNever produced Bird in HandWritten 1940RKO PicturesTreatment Amateur AngelWritten 1940ColumbiaScreenplayworked on until his death

## Collections

    TitleYearPublisherNotes The Complete Works of Nathanael West1957Farrar Straus and CompanyReprinted in 1963, 1975; includes the four novels A Cool Million & The Dream Life of Balso Snell1961Farrar Straus and Company Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust1969New Directions Nathanael West: A Collection of Critical Essays1971Prentice Hall (20th century Views series)Includes three essays and one story by West in addition to critical writings about him. Novels and other Writings1997Library of AmericaIncludes novels, short stories, essays, and a selection of letters

## Books about Nathanael West

    Title WriterYearGenre Nathanael West Stanley Edgar Hyman1962Critical Study Nathanael West, the Ironic Prophet Victor Comerchero1964Critical Study The Fiction of Nathanael West, No Redeemer, No Promised land Randall Reid1967Critical Study Nathanael West: The Art of His Life Jay Martin1971Biography Nathanael West: An Interpretative Study James F. Light1971Critical Study Nathanael West Robert Emmet Long1985Critical Study Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney Marion Meade2010Biography of West and his wife

## Adaptations of Nathanael West's work

    TitleAdaptation ofYearFormat Advice to the LovelornMiss Lonelyhearts1933Feature Film I'll Tell the WorldMiss Lonelyhearts1945Feature Film Miss LonelyheartsMiss Lonelyhearts1957Play LonelyheartsMiss Lonelyhearts1958Feature Film Miss LonelyheartsMiss Lonelyhearts1983TV film The Day of the LocustThe Day of the Locust1975Feature Film Miss LonelyheartsMiss Lonelyhearts2006Opera