F. Scott Fitzgerald (Paperback)

Richard Shephard

ISBN 10: 1904048404 / ISBN 13: 9781904048404

Editore: Pocket Essentials, Harpenden, Herts, 2005

Paperback. F. Scott Fitzgerald is widely praised as the finest and most famous novelist of 20th century America. His reputation is infinitely more lustrous since his untimely death than it was for much of his twenty-year literary career and is largely based on his 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, as well as on the colourful and tragic incidents of his personal life. His alcoholism; his fairy tale marriage to the beautiful Zelda Sayre and her gradual descent into schizophrenia. The incandescent blossoming and dissipation of his literary gifts have all added to his legend. Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. F. Scott Fitzgerald is widely praised as the finest and most famous novelist of 20th century America. His reputation is infinitely more lustrous since his untimely death than it was for much of his 20-year literary career, and is largely based on his 1925 novel, "The Great" "Gatsby, " as well as on the colorful and tragic incidents of his personal life—his alcoholism; his fairy tale marriage to the beautiful Zelda Sayre; and and her gradual descent into schizophrenia. This book examines both Fitzgerald's life and writing and probes the infinitely complex and symbiotic relationship between the two, revealing the man behind the myth and behind some of the finest prose of all time. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781904048404

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Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. F. Scott Fitzgerald is widely praised as the finest and most famous novelist of 20th century America. His reputation is infinitely more lustrous since his untimely death than it was for much of his 20-year literary career, and is largely based on his 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, as well as on the colorful and tragic incidents of his personal life&;his alcoholism; his fairy tale marriage to the beautiful Zelda Sayre; and and her gradual descent into schizophrenia. This book examines both Fitzgerald's life and writing and probes the infinitely complex and symbiotic relationship between the two, revealing the man behind the myth and behind some of the finest prose of all time.

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Titolo: F. Scott Fitzgerald (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Pocket Essentials, Harpenden, Herts
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new