F Scott Fitzgerald: 296 books

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald...

* Einer der besten Romane der amerikanischen Literatur *Wir befinden uns an der Ostküste der USA, im Jahr 1922. Es ist die aufregende Zeit der ›Roaring Twenties‹ (die man in Europa die ›Goldenen Zwanziger‹ nannte), als in New York Wolkenkratzer aus dem Boden wachsen und die Menschen lebenshungrig...

Qual a diferença entre novela e conto? É a pergunta que se fazem Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari, filósofos franceses, no capítulo 8 do livro Mil platôs, v. 3 (Editora 34). Para eles, a novela está organizada em torno da questão "o que aconteceu?". O conto se estruturaria por uma...

Sein Vater sei der reichste Mann der Welt, behauptet Percy Washington, er besitze einen Diamanten so groß wie das Hotel Ritz. Was sein Schulfreund John Unger für maßlose Übertreibung hält, erweist sich bei einem Besuch in Montana als wahr. Ein Berg aus Diamant – das darf natür lich niemand erfahren....

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a 1921 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in Colliers Magazine, and subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age (occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories). Developed for years by the...

A master craftsman brings one of the most fascinating periods in American history to vivid life in these provocative and poignant short stories Born gray-haired and grumpy, Benjamin Button may be an infant, but his body and personality are those of an old man. Curiously, however, he grows younger...

"It bears the impress, it seems to me, of genius. It is the only adequate study that we have had of the contemporary American in adolescence and young manhood." -Burton Rascoe of the Chicago Tribune THIS SIDE OF PARADISE is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920,...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and first published in Colliers Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age...

'I tender these tales of the Jazz Age into the hands of those who read as they run and run as they read.' Tales of the Jazz Age (1922) was Fitzgerald's second collection of short stories, and it contains some of the best examples of his talent as a writer of short fiction. Often overshadowed by his...

This book contains 350 short stories from 50 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. Wisely chosen by the literary critic August Nemo for the book series 7 Best Short Stories, this omnibus contains the stories of the following writers: H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Katherine...

Happy endings come in many guises. A collection of classic love stories that end on a high note: fun and spirited, with overtones that will linger awhile. The flight includes: The Singing Lesson, by Katherine Mansfield Akin to Love, by L.M. Montgomery Mr. Lismore and the Widow,...

"Babylon Revisited" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, written in 1930 and first published on February 21, 1931 in the "Saturday Evening Post" and free inside "The Telegraph", the following Saturday. It was later adapted into a movie called "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (1954), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson.