Author : F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and educated at Princeton. Stationed in Alabama, he met and later married Zelda Sayre. His first novel, This Side of Paradise, was published in 1920 and was a tremendous critical and commercial success. Fitzgerald followed with The Beautiful and the Damned in 1922, The Great Gatsby in 1925 and Tender is the Night in 1934. He was working on The Last Tycoon (1941) when he died, in Hollywood, in 1940.
1. Tales of the Jazz Age
2. Flappers & Philosophers
3. The Last Tycoon
4. Tender is the Night
Penguin F Scott Fitzgerald Hardback Collection
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1. Tales of the Jazz Age
In "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a baby born in 1860 experiences life as an elderly man before reversing the aging process. When F. Scott Fitzgerald described his generation as "a generation grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, and all faiths in man shaken," he was alluding to this kind of inversion. Fitzgerald's short stories are among the most vivid examples of this "Lost Generation" in American fiction. This collection, which covers the early 20th century, perfectly captures the spirit of the Jazz Age in America while maintaining Fitzgerald's distinctive mix of enchantment and disillusionment.
2. Flappers & Philosophers
Fitzgerald's death is seven decades ago, and this year's lavish new hardback edition honors his memory. This collection, which includes the best of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories, covers the entirety of his career, from the early tales of the glitzy Jazz Age to the dashed hopes of the 1930s to the final, twilight decade of his life. It collects some of his best-known tales, such as the fairytale "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," which tells of an endless wealth; the tragic and humorous tales of Hollywood hack Pat Hobby; and "The Lost Decade," which was written during Fitzgerald's final years.
3. The Last Tycoon
Their gazes locked together. They briefly made love, something that no one ever dares to do again. Their look was more urgent than a call, but slower than an embrace.
Fitzgerald's final book, which depicts the glitzy excess of Hollywood in its prime, was never finished when he passed away. Stahr is the tragic tycoon hero of the novel. Stahr lives in a world of business, alcohol, and promiscuity, caught between his easygoing cynicism and his quiet, hidden vulnerability. Stahr is not always convinced that filmmaking in this West Coast never-never land is morally or socially necessary. He doesn't always perceive love, if any exists. Fitzgerald's prose's cutting edge and steely simplicity.
4. Tender is the Night
Rich Americans would travel to the French Riviera in style between World War I and the Wall Street Crash. Dick and Nicole, the Divers, are among the most stylish; they host parties at their villa. A movie star named Rosemary Hoyt joins their group and is immediately drawn to them despite knowing very little about the murky corruption and dark secrets that bind them. Dick breaks the fragile foundation of his marriage as he gets closer to Rosemary, sending Nicole and him down a perilous path where only the strongest will survive. Fitzgerald has captured much of the essence of his own life in this beautiful, lyrical novel. He has also captured the age of materialism and broken idealism.