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Careless people : murder, mayhem and the invention of The great Gatsby / Sarah Churchwell.
Van Pelt Library PS3511.I9 Z5765 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Churchwell, Sarah Bartlett, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Great Gatsby.
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott.
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940.
- Fitzgerald, Zelda, 1900-1948.
- Fitzgerald, Zelda.
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- New York (N.Y.).
- National Book Committee.
- Manners and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 437 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Murder, mayhem and the invention of The great Gatsby.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Virago, 2013.
- Summary:
- Since its publication in the spring of 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the recognized masterpieces of the twentieth century, beloved by readers across the world and regularly named one of the greatest novels ever written in English. Now comes a book which tells of the mayhem, and the surprising story behind the novel, exploring in newly rich detail the relation of Fitzgerald's masterpiece to the chaotic world he in which he lived. Careless People is a fascinating reconstruction of the crucial months during which Fitzgerald returned to New York in the autumn of 1922 - the parties, the drunken weekends at Great Neck, Long Island, the drives back into the city to the jazz clubs and speakeasies, the casual intersection of high society and organized crime and the growth of celebrity culture of which the Fitzgeralds themselves were the epitome.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781844087679
- 1844087670
- 9781844087662
- 1844087662
- OCLC:
- 847482048
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