Scott Fitzgerald by Jeffrey Meyers

Scott Fitzgerald by Jeffrey Meyers

This is an account of the life and work of an American novelist, a romantic and tragic figure who embodies the "Jazz Age" between the two world wars. Fitzgerald took his material almost entirely from his own life. Despite early success with "The Great Gatsby", his life became a struggle against failure and lack of confidence. Fitzgerald humbly accepted the harsh criticism meted out by friends Ernest Hemingway and Edmund Wilson, but also compromised his talent to support an extravagant lifestyle and later, his mentally-ill wife's hospital fees. Meyers emphasizes Fitzgerald's alcoholism, Zelda's illnesses and Fitzgerald's relationships and love affairs before and after her breakdown. His tragic marriage with Zelda paradoxically both blighted him and helped him mature as man and writer: out of that tortured union blossomed the masterpiece, "Tender is the Night".

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ISBN 13	9780333599358
ISBN 10	0333599357
Title	Scott Fitzgerald
Author	Jeffrey Meyers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	1994-06-10
Number of pages	288
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