A Scholarly Teaser For Serious Fans Of Existential Literature

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Footnotes

Horace McCoy's novel,

THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY?

was published in 1935.

The film version,

starring Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin,

was released in 1969.

The following quote is from page 9
of the edition pictured above.

Shortly after meeting Robert, Gloria says:
Let's go sit and hate a bunch of people.

The essay quoted is excerpted from here:

 

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