The Essential Fitzgerald gathers forty-five works that display the full range of F. Scott Fitzgerald's art, from glittering novels of aspiration and disillusion to short stories shaped by wit, lyricism, and social exactitude. Across portraits of flappers, dreamers, expatriates, debutantes, and self-made men, Fitzgerald refines the idiom of the Jazz Age: luminous prose, dramatic irony, and an elegiac awareness that beauty and success are often shadowed by loss. Read together, these works illuminate American modernism's fascination with money, performance, romance, and moral exhaustion. Fitzgerald's fiction drew deeply on his own life: his Midwestern beginnings, Princeton ambitions, marriage to Zelda Sayre, celebrity in the 1920s, financial pressures, and later struggles in Hollywood. Born in 1896, he became both chronicler and casualty of the era he named. His intimate knowledge of privilege, insecurity, artistic ambition, and emotional extravagance gave his writing its distinctive mixture of enchantment and critique. This edition is ideal for readers seeking more than a single masterpiece. It offers a capacious introduction to Fitzgerald's recurring concerns and stylistic brilliance, rewarding both first-time readers and scholars with a fuller sense of his achievement.
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Essential Fitzgerald - 45 Short Stories & Novels in One Edition is a comprehensive collection that encapsulates the quintessential themes of F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary oeuvre. Spanning the exuberance of the Jazz Age to the melancholic introspection of the American dream's disillusionment, this volume showcases Fitzgerald's masterful prose and keen social observations. With a distinctive narrative style that often blends lyrical beauty with incisive commentary, this collection allows readers to explore the depths of his characters' lives, often on the precipice of societal change and personal despair. Each story and novel reveals Fitzgerald's unwavering preoccupation with love, ambition, and the fragility of wealth, offering a profound insight into the Roaring Twenties and beyond. F. Scott Fitzgerald, hailed as one of America's greatest novelists, was deeply influenced by his own experiences of wealth, trauma, and societal ambition. Born in 1896, his tumultuous life, marked by the glittering highs of success and the crushing lows of despair, informs the poignant narratives found within this collection. His relationships, particularly with Zelda Sayre, shaped his literary voice, leading him to critique the very society that both enthralled and ensnared him. This anthology is an indispensable read for anyone eager to delve into the complexities of human emotion and social critique that Fitzgerald so artfully painted. Whether you are a long-time admirer or new to his works, this collection invites you to witness the brilliance of Fitzgerald's storytelling, revealing the timeless quality of his exploration of the American experience. 872 pp. Englisch. N° de réf. du vendeur 9788027385539
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Essential Fitzgerald gathers forty-five works that display the full range of F. Scott Fitzgerald's art, from glittering novels of aspiration and disillusion to short stories shaped by wit, lyricism, and social exactitude. Across portraits of flappers, dreamers, expatriates, debutantes, and self-made men, Fitzgerald refines the idiom of the Jazz Age: luminous prose, dramatic irony, and an elegiac awareness that beauty and success are often shadowed by loss. Read together, these works illuminate American modernism's fascination with money, performance, romance, and moral exhaustion. Fitzgerald's fiction drew deeply on his own life: his Midwestern beginnings, Princeton ambitions, marriage to Zelda Sayre, celebrity in the 1920s, financial pressures, and later struggles in Hollywood. Born in 1896, he became both chronicler and casualty of the era he named. His intimate knowledge of privilege, insecurity, artistic ambition, and emotional extravagance gave his writing its distinctive mixture of enchantment and critique. This edition is ideal for readers seeking more than a single masterpiece. It offers a capacious introduction to Fitzgerald's recurring concerns and stylistic brilliance, rewarding both first-time readers and scholars with a fuller sense of his achievement. N° de réf. du vendeur 9788027385539
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The Essential Fitzgerald gathers forty-five works that display the full range of F. Scott Fitzgerald's art, from glittering novels of aspiration and disillusion to short stories shaped by wit, lyricism, and social exactitude. Across portraits of flappers, dreamers, expatriates, debutantes, and self-made men, Fitzgerald refines the idiom of the Jazz Age: luminous prose, dramatic irony, and an elegiac awareness that beauty and success are often shadowed by loss. Read together, these works illuminate American modernism's fascination with money, performance, romance, and moral exhaustion. Fitzgerald's fiction drew deeply on his own life: his Midwestern beginnings, Princeton ambitions, marriage to Zelda Sayre, celebrity in the 1920s, financial pressures, and later struggles in Hollywood. Born in 1896, he became both chronicler and casualty of the era he named. His intimate knowledge of privilege, insecurity, artistic ambition, and emotional extravagance gave his writing its distinctive mixture of enchantment and critique. This edition is ideal for readers seeking more than a single masterpiece. It offers a capacious introduction to Fitzgerald's recurring concerns and stylistic brilliance, rewarding both first-time readers and scholars with a fuller sense of his achievement.e-artnow s.r.o., Za sidlistem 22, 14300 Prague 872 pp. Englisch. N° de réf. du vendeur 9788027385539
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. The Essential Fitzgerald - 45 Short Stories & Novels in One Edition | Jazz Age Classics of Wealth, Romance, Disillusionment, and Roaring Twenties Society | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2023 | e-artnow | EAN 9788027385539 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: e-artnow s.r.o., Za Sidlistem 22, 143 00 PRAGUE, TSCHECHIEN, kristoferpaetau[at]gmail[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. N° de réf. du vendeur 126984689
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