Careless People

Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

229 kr

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-03-06
Mått128 x 197 x 29 mm
Vikt310 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor448
FörlagLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN9781844087686

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[Sarah Churchwell] tells the story crisply and intelligently, judiciously deploying Fitzgerald's eminently quotable literary remains, and also Zelda's, which are often even better, in a sprightly, enjoyable and slightly strange book: part "biography" of the novel, part sketch of the roaring 1920s, part brief account of the second half of Fitzgerald's life. Churchwell is perceptive and well-informed

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