Transgressive Fiction discussion

Has anyone else read The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West? The only reason I read it is because it's in the Modern Library's Top 100 novels of the 20th century which I've been half-heartedly picking away at for the past decade.

It's awesome, and totally transgressive. I couldn't believe it was written in 1939. The protagonist spends most of the novel trying to figure out how to rape the object of his spurned love, and the ending has a very contemporary, anti-epiphanic feel.

Anyone else pleasantly surprised by this book? If you haven't read it, check it out.

Added it to my list, thanks for the recommendation

Will add The Day of the Locusts to my to-read list Alan, thanks.