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Pocket, Svenska, 2025
89 kr
En av 1900-talets mest inflytelserika amerikanska romaner – Den store Gatsby av F Scott Fitzgerald – nu i efterlängtad nyöversättning av Christian Ekvall. Enda nyöversättningen på nästan 70 år! Nick Carraway kommer till New York för att bli aktiemäklare. Han flyttar in i en villa på Long Island och börjar umgås med det flärdfulla paret Tom och Daisy Buchanan. Till granne får han en ytterligt gåtfull och kolossalt förmögen man som ger storslagna fester, oftast utan att själv visa sig. Grannens namn är Jay Gatsby. (Det finns även en äldre översättning av F Scott Fitzgeralds roman Den store Gatsby till försäljning i Sverige just nu: Gösta Olzons från 1946.) "Den perfekta romanen!" Mons Kallentoft (i Lundströms Bokradio P1) "Magnifik! Fullkomligt enastående roman!" Majgull Axelsson (i Lundströms Bokradio P1)
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
132 kr
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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in a friend's copy of Tender Is the Night, "If you liked The Great Gatsby, for God's sake read this. Gatsby was a tour de force but this is a confession of faith." Set in the South of France in the decade after World War I, Tender Is the Night is the story of a brilliant and magnetic psychiatrist named Dick Diver; the bewitching, wealthy, and dangerously unstable mental patient, Nicole, who becomes his wife; and the beautiful, harrowing ten-year pas de deux they act out along the border between sanity and madness.In Tender Is the Night, Fitzgerald deliberately set out to write the most ambitious and far-reaching novel of his career, experimenting radically with narrative conventions of chronology and point of view and drawing on early breakthroughs in psychiatry to enrich his account of the makeup and breakdown of character and culture.Tender Is the Night is also the most intensely, even painfully, autobiographical of Fitzgerald's novels; it smolders with a dark, bitter vitality because it is so utterly true. This account of a caring man who disintegrates under the twin strains of his wife's derangement and a lifestyle that gnaws away at his sense of moral values offers an authorial cri de coeur, while Dick Diver's downward spiral into alcoholic dissolution is an eerie portent of Fitzgerald's own fate.F. Scott Fitzgerald literally put his soul into Tender Is the Night, and the novel's lack of commercial success upon its initial publication in 1934 shattered him. He would die six years later without having published another novel, and without knowing that Tender Is the Night would come to be seen as perhaps its author's most poignant masterpiece. In Mabel Dodge Luhan's words, it raised him to the heights of "a modern Orpheus."
Häftad, Engelska, 1925
129 kr
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
141 kr
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The Great Gatsby is the defining literary work of the 'Jazz Age', the decadent 1920s, and perhaps the ultimate novel about the American Dream. In spite of countless adaptions into movies and plays, it is through F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterful prose that the story of the unscrupulous and extravagant Jay Gatsby - as told by the honest Nick Carraway - continues to live on as a great American classic.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD [1896-1940] was an American author, born in St. Paul, Minnesota. It seems fitting that he coined the term Jazz Age. His marriage to Zelda Montgomery is legendary, and so are the couple's acquaintances with cultural figures like Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, as well as their lifestyle in 1920s Paris. As Fitzgerald was a master of the short story genre, it is only logical that his most famous novel is also his shortest: The Great Gatsby [1925].
Inbunden, Svenska, 2023
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På Long Island utanför New York avlöser de överdådiga festerna varandra. Nykomlingen Jack Carraway dras in i den mystiske miljonären Jay Gatsbys strävan att vinna tillbaka sin ungdomskärlek, Daisy Buchanan. Till de rika amerikaner som sökt sig till franska rivieran hör Dick och Nicole Driver. Bjudningarna i deras fashionabla villa frekventeras av alla betydande, så även av den unga filmstjärnan Rosemary Hoyt. Collegestudenten Cecilia Brady, dotter till en inflytelserik Hollywood-producent, gör sig redo att resa till Los Angeles. På flygplatsen springer hon på en av sin fars gamla vänner, i sällskap med en misslyckad producent som lämnar ett meddelande han vill att Cecilia ska framföra. I Tre romaner - som i en volym samlar Den store Gatsby [The Great Gatsby, 1925], Natten är ljuv [Tender Is the Night, 1934] och den postuma Den siste magnaten [The Last Tycoon, 1941] - blottlägger F. Scott Fitzgerald 1920- och 30-talens lika spritindränkta och glamorösa som desillusionerade jazz-era. I översättning av Gösta Olzon, Arne Hägglund och Gunnar Barklund.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD [1896-1940] var en amerikansk författare, född i St. Paul, Minnesota. Äktenskapet med Zelda Montgomery är legendariskt, så även parets bekantskaper med till exempel Gertrude Stein och Ernest Hemingway och deras livsstil i Paris på tjugotalet. Mästare i novellgenren som F. Scott Fitzgerald också var, är det logiskt att den mest berömda romanen är den kortaste: Den store Gatsby.
Inbunden, Svenska, 2018
239 kr
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Den store Gatsby [The Great Gatsby] är jazzerans, det dekadenta tjugotalets portalverk och den ultimata romanen om »den amerikanska drömmen«. Det kvittar hur många gånger den blir film. Eller teater. Eller opera. Det är genom F. Scott Fitzgeralds mästerliga prosa som historien om den skrupellöse och extravagante Jay Gatsby, berättad av den redlige Nick Carraway, lever vidare som den stora amerikanska klassikern. I svensk översättning av Gösta Olzon.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD [1896-1940] var en amerikansk författare, född i St. Paul, Minnesota. Det ter sig passande att han myntade begreppet »jazzeran«. Äktenskapet med Zelda Montgomery är legendariskt, så även parets bekantskaper med till exempel Gertrude Stein och Ernest Hemingway och deras livsstil i Paris på tjugotalet. Mästare i novellgenren som han också var, är det logiskt att den mest berömda romanen är den kortaste: The Great Gatsby [1925].
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Häftad, Engelska, 2018
119 kr
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'It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life'Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach ... Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby - young, handsome, fabulously rich - always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret: a silent longing that can never be fulfilled. And soon this destructive obsession will force his world to unravel.The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.
Häftad, Engelska, 1992
189 kr
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Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties", and a devastating expose of the "Jazz Age".Through the narration of Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
128 kr
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In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the flamboyance, the carelessness and the cruelty of the wealthy during America's Jazz Age.The Great Gatsby lives mysteriously in a luxurious Long Island mansion, playing lavish host to hundreds of people. And yet no one seems to know him or how he became so rich. He is rumoured to be everything from a German spy to a war hero. People clamour for invitations to his wild parties. But Jay Gatsby doesn't heed them. He cares for one person alone - Daisy Buchanan, the woman he has waited for all his life. Little does he know that his infatuation will lead to tragedy and end in murder.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies.
Häftad, Engelska, 2001
139 kr
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's tale of tragic romance and material obsession set on the French Riviera, with a new Introduction by Michael NowlinBetween the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa. Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a film star, who is instantly attracted to them, but understands little of the dark secrets and hidden corruption that hold them together. As Dick draws closer to Rosemary, he fractures the delicate structure of his marriage and sets both Nicole and himself onto a dangerous path where only the strongest can survive. In this exquisite, lyrical novel, Fitzgerald has poured much of the essence of his own life; he has also depicted the age of materialism, shattered idealism and broken dreams.'One of the most wonderful writers of the twentieth century'Financial Times
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
132 kr
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Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.F. Scott Fitzgerald was the most celebrated chronicler of the Jazz Age. At the time of his death, he believed he was an alcoholic failure; but he received posthumous acclaim as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. This collection brings together some of his finest stories, including 'The Curious Tale of Benjamin Button'; 'Winter Dreams', a melancholy thwarted love story that anticipated The Great Gatsby, and 'Babylon Revisited', set the year after the 1929 stock market crash, when the Jazz Age sounded its last.'His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly's wings' Ernest Hemingway
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
232 kr
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Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties", and a devastating expose of the ‘Jazz Age’.Through the narration of Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him.The Great Gatsby is an undisputed classic of American literature from the period following the First World War and is one of the great novels of the twentieth century.
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
113 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 1996
349 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2010
63 kr
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The Great American Novel of love and betrayal from the beloved author of The Great Gatsby. HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. Jay Gatsby’s Long Island mansion throngs with the bright young things of the Roaring Twenties. But Gatsby himself, young, handsome and mysteriously rich, never appears. He stands apart, yearning for something just out of reach – Daisy Buchanan, lost years before to another man. One fateful summer, when the pair finally reunite, their actions set in motion events that will unravel their lives, bringing tragedy to all who surround them.Widely considered F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, The Great Gatsby is a tale of excess and obsession, and a work of classic twentieth-century American literature.
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Engelska, 202516 kr
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📚 Another 50 literary gems. One essential collection.50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die (Vol. 2) continues the journey through the most influential and unforgettable books ever written. With gripping mysteries, philosophical depth, poetic language, and timeless storytelling, this edition celebrates the enduring genius of authors whose works continue to inspire readers across the world 🌍✨.This collection features legendary classics from:Agatha ChristieEdgar Allan PoeMark TwainH.P. LovecraftJane AustenFyodor DostoevskyJules VerneOscar Wilde…and many more.Includes:Full, unabridged textsAuthor introductions and historical insightsElegant formatting and curated design"A beautifully assembled literary treasure chest." — Masterpiece Review Monthly"No serious reader''s shelf is complete without this." — World Lit Critic📘 Click Buy Now and elevate your collection with another volume of timeless masterpieces.
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
189 kr
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The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorized by Fitzgerald’s family and from his lifelong publisher. This edition is the enduring original text, updated with the author’s own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published by Scribner in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
148 kr
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This Norton Critical Edition includes:The 1925 first American edition text of the novel.A full introduction, a note on the text and explanatory annotations by David J. Alworth.An unusually rich selection of contextual materials, including Fitzgerald’s sources for his greatest novel, excerpts from his ledger and notebooks, three of his related short stories, twenty-two carefully chosen letters concerning The Great Gatsby and eight selections—four of them by Fitzgerald—on the Jazz Age and American Modernism.A wide range of critical assessments, covering initial reviews and reactions, Fitzgerald’s revival, and reconsiderations and recent readings.A chronology and selected bibliography.About the SeriesRead by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format—annotated text, contexts and criticism—helps students to better understand, analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
E-bok
Svenska, 201329 kr
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En av 1900-talets mest inflytelserika amerikanska romaner - Den store Gatsby av F Scott Fitzgerald - nu i efterlängtad nyöversättning av Christian Ekvall. Enda nyöversättningen på nästan 70 år! Nick Carraway kommer till New York för att bli aktiemäklare. Han flyttar in i en villa på Long Island och börjar umgås med det flärdfulla paret Tom och Daisy Buchanan. Till granne får han en ytterligt gåtfull och kolossalt förmögen man som ger storslagna fester, oftast utan att själv visa sig. Grannens namn är Jay Gatsby.(Det finns även en äldre översättning av F Scott Fitzgeralds roman Den store Gatsby till försäljning i Sverige just nu: Gösta Olzons från 1946.)
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
59 kr
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HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. The beloved author of The Great Gatsby brings together a surreal collection of short stories including 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'.In these eleven stories, Fitzgerald depicts the Roaring Twenties as he lived them. He masterfully blends accounts of flappers and the smart set with more fantastical visions of America, always imbuing his narratives with his trademark themes of money, class, ambition and love. In ‘May Day’, Fitzgerald weaves an account of a raucous Yale alumni party, the participants of which are oblivious to the violent socialist demonstration being acted out around them. ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ is an unorthodox account of a man who ages backwards, and ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz’ tells the story of a young man who discovers that his friend’s family possesses a diamond that is literally larger than the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. This 1922 collection confirmed Fitzgerald as the voice of his generation.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
226 kr
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Discover the story of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby with this exquisite edition from Union Square & Co.’s Signature Gilded Editions series! The stunning Great Gatsbyspecial edition features sprayed edges, color end pages, a built-in ribbon bookmark, and embossed foil cover. The beautiful design and attention to detail set this special edition book apart, whether you’re reading for the first time or building a library of your favorite classic literature books. When Nick Carraway moves to West Egg, Long Island, he has no idea that the lavishly outfitted mansion next to his modest house is home to Jay Gatsby. Eventually, Nick becomes aware of Gatsby's intense interest in his cousin Daisy Buchanan, and when Daisy's brutish husband, Tom, probes Gatsby's background, he uncovers unsavory revelations about his rival's wealth. First published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third novel offers a definitive portrait of the opulence and recklessness of the Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in 1925. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, New York, it tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a wealthy, mysterious, and complex man driven by an obsession with his past, and Daisy Buchanan, a married woman he loved in his youth. Considered one of the greatest novels ever written, it explores the themes of love, loss, and the American Dream. The Great Gatsby has been adapted numerous times for film, most recently in 2013 starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby. Despite its commentary on a different time period in American history, the story is particularly relevant today—contrasting the glamorous lives of the wealthy with the realities beneath the surface and revealing the fallacy of the American Dream.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
262 kr
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This gift pack contains both the hardcover classic novel and a matching ruled hardcover notebook in a one quarter slipcase. Bringing one of the world's most beautiful editions of the classic novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and a lined writing journal with a matching cover, in one beautifully presented gift package.Part of the Chiltern Publishing gift set range.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
57 kr
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HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. From the beloved author of The Great Gatsby comes this razor-sharp satire on the excesses of the Jazz AgeFrom the author of The Great Gatsby, a tale of marriage and disappointment in the Roaring Twenties.Fitzgerald’s rich and detailed novel of the decadent Jazz Era follows the beautiful and vibrant Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria as they navigate the heady lifestyle of the young and wealthy in 1920s New York. Patch is the presumptive heir to his grandfather’s fortune, and keeps his equally spoiled wife in comfort while biding time until his grandfather’s death. Patch is unable to hold down any kind of job and spends his days in luxury, indulging in whatever pleasures are available. But as the money begins to fail, so does their marriage. Patch’s gradual descent into alcoholism, depression and alienation from his marriage ultimately lead to his ruin. Fitzgerald’s novel is a remorseless exploration of the horrors of an age of excess and lost innocence.F. Scott Fitzgerald is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Despite his present popularity, Fitzgerald was often in financial trouble, due to the fact that only one of his novels sold well enough to support the extravagant lifestyle that he and his wife Zelda adopted, and later Zelda’s medical bills. His novel The Great Gatsby has sold millions of copies and remains a continual best-seller.
Häftad, Engelska, 2001
139 kr
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Amory Blaine, intent on rebelling against his staid, Midwestern upbringing, longs to acquire the patina of Eastern sophistication. In his quest for sexual and intellectual enlightenment, he progresses through a series of relationships, until he is cast out into the real world.
Del 29 - Noveller från Novellix
Det sällsamma fallet Benjamin Button
Häftad, Svenska, 2013
138 kr
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F. Scott Fitzgerald hör till en av 1900-talets största amerikanska författare och hans roman Den store Gatsby är ständigt aktuell. I novellen Det sällsamma fallet Benjamin Button ger oss Fitzgerald en fascinerande historia om Benjamin Button, som lever ett bokstavligen bakvänt liv. Novellen publicerades första gången 1922 och har inte funnits på svenska tidigare, även om nog många är bekanta med den surrealistiska berättelsen genom regissören David Finchers film från 2008. Är det du som är min far? Mr Button och sköterskan ryckte till av förskräckelse. För om du är min far, fortsatte gamlingen i gnatig ton, så skulle jag önska att du tog mig härifrån eller åtminstone kunde be dem ordna fram en bekväm gungstol. Men för Guds skull, vem är du och var kom du ifrån? utbrast mr Button hetsigt. Jag kan inte säga exakt vem jag är eftersom jag föddes för bara några timmar sedan men mitt efternamn är tveklöst Button.Novellix ger ut små, snygga böcker i vykortsstorlek med en novell per bok. Både klassiker och nyskrivet - allt ifrån Virginia Woolf till Håkan Nesser! Samtliga böcker med originalomslag av svenska formgivare, illustratörer och konstnärer. Novellix-novellerna säljs både styckvis och förpackade i fina presentaskar. Stora läsupplevelser i ett litet format.
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
129 kr
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Revealing the breadth of F. Scott Fitzgerald's gift for the short story form, this Penguin Classics edition of The Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories spans multiple genres and styles to dazzling effect.Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed. And, as Benjamin becomes increasingly youthful with the passing years, his family wonders why he persists in the embarrassing folly of living in reverse. In this imaginative fable of ageing and the other stories collected here - including 'The Cut-Glass Bowl' in which an ill-meant gift haunts a family's misfortunes, 'The Four Fists' where a man's life shaped by a series of punches to his face, and the revelry, mobs and anguish of 'May Day' - F. Scott Fitzgerald displays his unmatched gift as a writer of short stories.'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', originally published in 1922, was made into a major motion picture directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton.F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) has acquired a mythical status in American literary history, and his masterwork The Great Gatsby is considered by many to be the 'great American novel'. In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre, dubbed 'the first American Flapper', and their traumatic marriage and Zelda's gradual descent into insanity became the leading influence on his writing. As well as many short stories, Fitzgerald wrote five novels This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and the Damned, Tender is the Night and, incomplete at the time of his death, The Last Tycoon. After his death The New York Times said of him that 'in fact and in the literary sense he created a "generation" '.If you enjoyed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, you might like Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, also available in Penguin Classics.'A master of the American short story'The Philadelphia Enquirer'His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly's wings' Ernest Hemingway
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Sticker Jigsaw: The Great Gatsby
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
186 kr
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Bring your favourite classic to life with STICKER JIGSAW: THE GREAT GATSBY! With 15 utterly charming puzzles to complete, you'll experience F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing like never before.Adventure along with Nick Carraway as he encounters Daisy, Tom, Gatsby, and more, and be transported to one of the most beloved stories of all time.Simply use the stickers like jigsaw pieces: Peel them, then place them in the right spots for each puzzle. Not sure if you placed a sticker correctly? No problem! Our removable stickers are easy to peel again and replace until you complete your masterpiece.Great for traveling, and fun with friends or solo, STICKER JIGSAW finally makes puzzles transportable and effortless to save. Cherish your completed puzzles as an illustrated edition of your favourite THE GREAT GATSBY scenes, or frame the pages and display your gorgeous artwork.
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
149 kr
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Exploring the decadence of Jazz Age New York through a fictionalised version of his own marriage to Zelda Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and the Damned includes an introduction by Geoff Dyer in Penguin Modern Classics.Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. New York is a playground where they dance and drink for days on end. Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the earth. But as money becomes tight, their marriage becomes impossible. And with their inheritance still distant, Anthony and Gloria must face reality; they may be beautiful - but they are also damned.F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) has acquired a mythical status in American literary history, and his masterwork The Great Gatsby is considered by many to be the 'great American novel'. In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre, dubbed 'the first American Flapper', and their traumatic marriage and Zelda's gradual descent into insanity became the leading influence on his writing. As well as many short stories, Fitzgerald wrote five novels This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and the Damned, Tender is the Night and, incomplete at the time of his death, The Last Tycoon. After his death The New York Times said of him that 'in fact and in the literary sense he created a "generation" '.If you enjoyed The Beautiful and the Damned, you might like John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer, also available in Penguin Classics.'A prose that has the tough delicacy of a garnet'New York Review of Books
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
182 kr
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Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR.Gatsby's mansion on Long Island blazes with light, and the beautiful, the wealthy, and the famous drive out from New York to drink Gatsby's champagne and to party all night long. But Jay Gatsby, the owner of all this wealth, wants only one thing - to find again the woman of his dreams, the woman he has held in his heart and his memory for five long years. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, is one of the great American novels of the twentieth century. It captures perfectly the Jazz Age of the 1920s, and goes deep into the hollow heart of the American Dream.