1. “That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald “这是所有文学作品的一个美妙之处。你发现你的渴望是普遍的渴望,你不孤独,也没有与世隔绝。你和大...
American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) rose to prominence as a chronicler of thejazz age. Born in St. Paul, Minn., Fitzgerald dropped out of Princeton University to join the U.S. Army. The success of his first novel,This Side of Paradise(1920), made him an instant celebrity....
1. “That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald “这是所有文学作品的一个美妙之处。你发现你的渴望是普遍的渴望,你不孤独,也没有与世隔绝。你和大...
A classic … is a successful book that has survived the reaction of the next period or generation. Then it’s safe, like a style in architecture or furniture —F. Scott Fitzgerald Dictionaries are like watches: the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald, American short-story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age (the 1920s), his most brilliant novel being The Great Gatsby (1925). His private life, with his wife, Zelda, in both America and France, became almost
F. Scott Fitzgerald Published almost a century ago in 1925, the story of the striving Jay Gatsby is still deeply influential in its exploration of class, society, and the false promise that money can buy happiness. Gatsby’s misguided chase for his first love is a sad tale that spans the...
byF. Scott Fitzgerald,1925 A true classic of American literature, The Great Gatsby celebrates a heightened sensibility to the promises of life. Fitzgerald's clean, elegant style evokes to perfection the glitter and charm of the Jazz Age, as well as the falseness of its values. ...
In 1936 -- perhaps the darkest year of his life -- F. Scott Fitzgerald was convalescing in a hotel in Asheville, North Carolina, when he offered his nurse a list of 22 books he thought were essential reading. The list, above, is written in the nurse's ha
F. Scott Fitzgerald Buy From... Jay Gatsby loves money, notoriety, and the beautiful Daisy Buchanan — and readers have loved The Great Gatsby since its 1925 release. A classic tale of passion, obsession, and excess, it’s one of the greatest novels of the 20th century and the crowning ...
audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and gradual plot development. Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby...