A close friend of F. Scott Fitzgerald (he died in a car crash the day after Fitzgerald`s death), Nathanael West wrote two classic American novels; The Day of the Locust is a stark portrayal of Hollywood in the 1930s and Miss Lonelyhearts a story set in New York in the Depression. Also included is `A Cool Million`, and his first novel, The Dream Life of Balso Snell, which he conceived while in college.