Above, W. Somerset Maugham's retelling of an ancient Mesopotamian tale, which appeared as an epigraph for John O'Hara's first novel, "Appointment in Samarra," published in 1934 when he was 29.
In 1998 the Modern Library ranked "Appointment in Samarra" 22nd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Read O'Hara's "Appointment in Samarra" here — free, the way we like it.
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