Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted (and best-paid) writers of stories and novellas. In 'The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald', Matthew J. Bruccoli, the country's premier Fitzgerald scholar and biographer, assembles a sparkling collection that encompasses the full scope of Fitzgerald's short fiction. The forty-three masterpieces range from early stories that capture the fashion of the times to later ones written after the author's fabled crack-up, which are sober reflections on his own youthful excesses. Included are classic novellas, such as "The Rich Boy," "May Day," and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," as well as a remarkable body of work he wrote for the Saturday Evening Post and its sister "slicks." These stories can be read as an autobiographical journal of a great writer's career, an experience deepened by the illuminating introductory headnotes that Matthew Bruccoli has written for each story, placing it in its literary and biographical context. Together, these forty-three stories compose a vivid picture of a lost era, but their brilliance is timeless. This essential collection is a monument to the genius of one of the great voices in the history of American literature.
Matthew Joseph Bruccoli Libros
Matthew J. Bruccoli fue un destacado erudito literario y la máxima autoridad en F. Scott Fitzgerald. Su pasión de por vida por Fitzgerald surgió de una fascinación temprana por su cuento 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz', lo que lo llevó a un profundo estudio y a una prolífica escritura sobre la vida y obra del autor de la Era del Jazz. La extensa carrera de Bruccoli incluyó la autoría de más de cincuenta libros, incluida la biografía estándar de Fitzgerald, y la edición de obras tanto de Fitzgerald como de su esposa, Zelda. Además, Bruccoli fue fundamental en la fundación del 'Dictionary of Literary Biography', una vasta obra de referencia, dejando una marca imborrable en la erudición literaria estadounidense.
Over four hundred letters chronicle the author's career, recording his struggles in the publishing world, the battles over "Lolita," and his relationship with his wife.
Describes the work of American writers from Faulkner to Wolfe and includes bibliographies of criticism
Catch as Catch Can
- 352 páginas
- 13 horas de lectura
The previously uncollected writings of Joseph Heller, including hitherto unpublished stories, lost chapters from CATCH-22 and further tales from that novel's unforgettable 'hero', Yossarian.