Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby - Couverture souple

Churchwell, Sarah

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1844087689 ISBN 13 : 9781844087686

Editeur : Virago, 2014

Synopsis

Since its publication in 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the world's best-loved books. Careless People tells the true story behind F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, exploring in newly rich detail its relation to the extravagant, scandalous, and chaotic world in which the author lived.

With wit and insight, Sarah Churchwell traces the genesis of a masterpiece, mapping where fiction comes from, and how it takes shape in the mind of a genius. Careless People tells the extraordinary tale of how F. Scott Fitzgerald created a classic and in the process discovered modern America.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sarah Churchwell is Professorial Fellow in American Literature and Chair of Public Understanding of the Humanities at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. She is Director of Being Human Festival and Living Literature, and she reviews widely.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'A suggestive, almost musical evocation of the spirit of the time', Thomas Powers, London Review of Books

Since its publication in 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the world's best-loved books. Careless People tells the true story behind F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, exploring in newly rich detail its relation to the extravagant, scandalous, and chaotic world in which the author lived.

With wit and insight, Sarah Churchwell traces the genesis of a masterpiece, mapping where fiction comes from, and how it takes shape in the mind of a genius. Careless People tells the extraordinary tale of how F. Scott Fitzgerald created a classic and in the process discovered modern America.

'A must-read, as glamorous as it is clever' Viv Groskop, Red book of the Month

'Investigates subject after subject with subtle intelligence . . . you find yourself caught up in the excitement of her search' John Carey, Sunday Times Book of the Week

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Virago
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844087689
• ISBN 13: 9781844087686
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Hachette Ireland; info@hbgi.ie; ; Milton Road; Didcot; OX11 7HH; Royaume-Uni