Appointment in Samarra
American novelist, 1905–1970. Won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1956.
Appointment in Samarra is a 1934 novel by John O'Hara.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- John O'Hara
- First published
- 1934
- Length
- 272 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Class and society, Psychological
Is Appointment in Samarra worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and All-Time 100 Novels.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 22 | See the list |
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Appointment in Samarra
The edition we link to is the Vintage Classics paperback (2008), 272 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics (paperback, 2008)
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780099518327
How critics, prizes and readers rate Appointment in Samarra
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 21% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work