{"product_id":"pat-hobby-stories-book-f-scott-fitzgerald-9780684804422","title":"The Pat Hobby Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eWritten during F. Scott Fitzgerald's Hollywood years, a witty collection of tales where humor and heartbreak collide through the eyes of a once-successful screenwriter--now with a new foreword by Fitzgerald's great-granddaughter Blake Hazard and a bonus Pat Hobby story that has never before been published in print.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Literary legend F. Scott Fitzgerald pulls back the curtain on the glitz, chaos, and absurdity of the movie industry through the eyes of Pat Hobby, a screenwriter clinging to his faded dreams. Pat's amusing misadventures offer a glimpse into the life of a man caught between the illusions of ambition and reality's disappointments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Set in 1930s Hollywood--a place where lunchroom gossip held as much power as the scripts themselves--Pat's world is one of desperation and hustle. Once celebrated for his screenwriting, he's now a relic, scraping by on odd jobs and his half-baked schemes to make a buck. Pat navigates town with a blend of cunning and futility. \"This was not art, this was an industry,\" he observes, capturing the soul of a system where creativity takes a back seat to profit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Originally published in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e from 1939 to 1940, these stories were born from Fitzgerald's own struggles to make it in Hollywood. The result is a darkly funny and brilliantly crafted portrait of an antihero writer who's willing to go for broke.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49512736686353,"sku":"GOR002893070","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49518500118801,"sku":"CIN0684804425A","price":4.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50037717434641,"sku":"CIN0684804425G","price":5.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50325469004049,"sku":"CIN0684804425VG","price":5.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51005560783121,"sku":"NIN9780684804422","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0684804425.jpg?v=1764845646","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/pat-hobby-stories-book-f-scott-fitzgerald-9780684804422","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}