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 Bücher
Matthew J. Bruccoli war ein führender Literaturwissenschaftler und die herausragende Autorität für F. Scott Fitzgerald. Seine lebenslange Leidenschaft für Fitzgerald wurzelte in einem frühen Interesse an seiner Kurzgeschichte „Der Diamant so groß wie das Ritz“, was zu intensivem Studium und umfangreichen Schriften über das Leben und Werk des Autors des Goldenen Zeitalters führte. Bruccolis Karriere umfasste die Verfassung von über fünfzig Büchern, darunter die maßgebliche Fitzgerald-Biografie, sowie die Herausgabe von Werken sowohl von Fitzgerald als auch seiner Frau Zelda. Darüber hinaus war Bruccoli maßgeblich an der Gründung des „Dictionary of Literary Biography“, eines umfangreichen Nachschlagewerks, beteiligt und hinterließ unauslöschliche Spuren in der amerikanischen Literaturwissenschaft.
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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- 13 Lesestunden
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.