Cool Million
''The most diabolical humor ... Nat''s best book is A Cool Million.'' - John Fante
A Cool Million: or The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin is Nathanael West''s third novel, published in 1934. It is a brutal satire of eternal optimism.
A Cool Million, as its subtitle suggests, presents "the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin," piece by piece. As a satire of the Horatio Alger myth of success, the novel is evoca...
''The most diabolical humor ... Nat''s best book is A Cool Million.'' - John Fante
A Cool Million: or The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin is Nathanael West''s third novel, published in 1934. It is a brutal satire of eternal optimism.
A Cool Million, as its subtitle suggests, presents "the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin," piece by piece. As a satire of the Horatio Alger myth of success, the novel is evoca...
