The Last Tycoon: The Authorized Text: A Scribner Classic - Brossura

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

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ISBN 10: 0020199856 ISBN 13: 9780020199854

Casa editrice: Scribner, 1995

Riassunto

The Last Tycoon, edited by the preeminent Fitzgerald scholar Matthew J. Bruccoli, is a restoration of the author's phrases, words, and images that were excised from the 1940 edition, giving new luster to an unfinished literary masterpiece. It is the story of the young Hollywood mogul Monroe Stahr, who was inspired by the life of boy-genius Irving Thalberg, and is an exposé of the studio system in its heyday.

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Recensione:

“Renowned Fitzgerald scholar Bruccoli has reassembled the...existing episodes according to Fitzgerald’s intentions. A significant glimpse into the creative faculties of one of literature’s preeminent minds. Essential....” –Library Journal

“Bruccoli’s introduction and account of the composition of the novel are sensitive and nuanced, the result of a lifetime of Fitzgerald study. The book has marvelous set pieces, vivid cinematic images, and sustained invention...a few of the reasons the book endures.” –David Freeman, The Los Angeles Times

“A new, fascinating perspective on Fitzgerald’s work, and the novel writing process in general.” –David Wiegand, The San Francisco Chronicle

“No other Fitzgerald-related work [Bruccoli] has done is likely to be as important as his critical editions of the major works. The Love of the Last Tycoon carries the authority of a great writer working very close to the top of his form.” –Scott Donaldson, Chicago Tribune Books

L'autore:

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, attended Princeton University, and published his first novel, This Side of Paradise, in 1920. That same year he married Zelda Sayre, and the couple divided their time between New York, Paris, and the Riviera, becoming a part of the American expatriate circle that included Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, and John Dos Passos. Fitzgerald was a major new literary voice, and his masterpieces include The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby, and Tender Is the Night. He died of a heart attack in 1940 at the age of forty-four, while working on The Love of the Last Tycoon. For his sharp social insight and breathtaking lyricism, Fitzgerald stands as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century.

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• Editore: Scribner
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0020199856
• ISBN 13: 9780020199854
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176