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A twentieth-century classic, Appointment in Samarra is the first and most widely read book by the writer Fran Leibowitz called “the real F. Scott Fitzgerald.” In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville social circuit is electrified with parties and dances, where the music... read more

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First Sentence

Our story opens in the mind of Luther L. (L for LeRoy) Fliegler, who is lying in his bed, not thinking of anything, but just aware of sounds, conscious of his own breathing, and sensitive to his own heartbeats.

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  1. John O'Hara (Author)
 

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