John O'Hara

John Henry OHara January 31 1905 April 11 1970 was an American writer He was one of Americas most prolific writers of short stories credited with helping to invent The New Yorker magazine short story style He became a bestselling novelist before the age of 30 with Appointment in Samarra and BUtterfield 8 While OHaras legacy as a writer is debated his work was praised by such contemporaries as Ernest Hemingway and F Scott Fitzgerald and his champions rank him highly among the major underappreciated American writers of the 20th century