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''He began to wonder if he himself didn''t suffer from the ingrained, morbid apathy he liked to draw in others''

Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules.

But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with little in the way of looks and no money to buy her time, Tod''s desperate passion can only lead to frustration, disillusionment and rage ...

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The Day of the Locust The Penguin English Library

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 07/06/2018
      ISBN13: 9780241341674, 978-0241341674
      ISBN10: 0241341671

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''He began to wonder if he himself didn''t suffer from the ingrained, morbid apathy he liked to draw in others''

      Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules.

      But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with little in the way of looks and no money to buy her time, Tod''s desperate passion can only lead to frustration, disillusionment and rage ...

      The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers'' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

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