Nathanael West
Writer | Screenplay | Novel
Born as Nathan Weinstein, the only son of a wealthy Manhattan real estate developer, West grew up as an overly spoiled child, largely burdened by the belief that he shouldn't be expected to work or show up on time or in any other way trouble himself to get by in the world. The Depression did a lot to revise this attitude. There is abundant evidence as to the domineering nature of his Russian Jewish mother in his novels along with sexual ambiguity (although he seems to have favored female prostit...
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Date of Birth: Oct 17, 1903
Date of Death: Dec 22, 1940
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