This book takes its title from a legend about a Baghdad merchant meeting Death in the title city.
One character in this book, Joe Montgomery, took the protagonist's wife to Jones's Beach one evening. A waiter named Loving Cup works at the Apollo Restaurant, which serves as a front for a criminal syndicate in this novel. Its central character is a member of the Lantenengo Street crowd who first appears when Irma Fliegler wonders if he and his wife are having another "battle royale." The protagonist of this novel dances with Helene Holman, who is revealed to be the girlfriend of the gangster Ed Charney. This novel's central character despairs about the departure of his wife Caroline and the imminent bankruptcy of his motor company. Those circumstances, and throwing a drink in Harry Reilly's face, lead this novel's protagonist to start his car in a closed garage. This book takes its title from a legend about a Baghdad merchant meeting Death in the title city. For 10 points, name this book about the final days of Julian English, the first novel of John O'Hara.
One character in this book, Joe Montgomery, took the protagonist's wife to Jones's Beach one evening.
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