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 Boeken
Matthew J. Bruccoli was een vooraanstaand literatuurwetenschapper en de opperste autoriteit op het gebied van F. Scott Fitzgerald. Zijn levenslange passie voor Fitzgerald vloeide voort uit een vroege fascinatie voor zijn korte verhaal 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz', wat leidde tot diepgaande studie en productief schrijven over het leven en werk van de auteur van het Jazz-tijdperk. Bruccoli's uitgebreide carrière omvatte het schrijven van meer dan vijftig boeken, waaronder de standaardbiografie van Fitzgerald, en het redigeren van werken van zowel Fitzgerald als zijn vrouw, Zelda. Bovendien was Bruccoli van cruciaal belang bij de oprichting van het 'Dictionary of Literary Biography', een uitgebreid naslagwerk, en liet hij een onuitwisbare indruk achter in de Amerikaanse literatuurwetenschap.
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
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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.