Flappers and Philosophers: The Collected Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Penguin Modern Classics) [Paperback] Scott Fitzgerald, F.

Author: Scott Fitzgerald, F.

Brand: Penguin

Color: Black

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 672

Release Date: 24-08-2010

model number: 9780141192505

Part Number: 9780141192505

Details: Product Description
Encompassing the very best of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short fiction, this collection spans his career, from the early stories of the glittering Jazz Age, through the lost hopes of the thirties, to the last, twilight decade of his life. It brings together his most famous stories, including 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz', a fairy tale of unlimited wealth; the sad and hilarious stories of Hollywood hack Pat Hobby; and 'The Lost Decade', written in Fitzgerald's last years.
About the Author
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 published in 1920, 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.

EAN: 9780141192505

Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.0 x 1.5 inches

Languages: English