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This Side of Paradise" was published in 1920. The novel explores the lives and morality of post-World War I youth and the theme of love corrupted by greed. "The Beautiful and the Damned" is about a 1920s socialite and his relationship with his wife, his service in the army and his alcoholism. It explores the themes of love, money and decadence. "The Great Gatsby" was first published in 1925 and quickly became a classic novel. The Modern Librar...

This devastating satire of the nouveaux riches and New York's nightlife, of reckless ambition and squandered talent, is also a shattering portrait of a marriage wasted by alcohol and wealth.

Naast beroemde romans als The Great Gatsby liet de Amerikaanse schrijver F. Scott Fitzgerald maar liefst 179 verhalen na. Schrijver Ernest van der Kwast dook in dit omvangrijke oeuvre en selecteerde Fitzgeralds meest romantische verhalen, waaronder `De rijke jongen , `Terug naar Babylon en `Winterdromen , het oerverhaal van The Great Gatsby. De vertellingen knisperen alsof ze gisteren geschreven zijn. Fitzgeralds personages beleven de Amerikaa...

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Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted story writers. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, " a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories. In 1860 Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. At the beginning of his life he is withered and worn, but as he continues ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of America's greatest writers. His novel The Great Gatsby remains on the bestseller lists 70 years after his death. Tales of the Jazz Age defined a generation. It was Fitzgerald himself who coined the phrase. He and his wife lived a decadent, fast-paced lifestyle that is reflected in his writing. The recent major motion pictures The Great Gatsby and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which is included in this colle...

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The powerful story of Benjamin Button, who starts his life as an old man and gradually becomes younger, is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's best known stories, and now a major motion picture. "This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment upon only one man in a perfectly normal world I have scarcely given ...

Film star George Hannaford oozes charm. Although women fall at his feet, his marriage is the most solid in the movie business. But when he sees his wife staring into another man's eyes and returns home to a blackmailer demanding fifty thousand dollars, he begins to doubt everything. This book is part of the "Great Loves" series.

In this brilliantly inventive collection of stories, the author captures the disparate lives of the residents of Manhattan's West 89th Street from marriages, car accidents, love affairs, and adoptions. Unabridged. 8 CDs.

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Panik in der Klinik: Benjamin wird mit dem Aussehen eines 70-Jährigen geboren und kann schon sprechen. Mit fünf schicken ihn seine überforderten Eltern in den Kindergarten, doch er verhält sich nicht wie ein Kind. Mit den Jahren begreift die Familie Button, dass ihr Sohn rückwärts altert ... F. Scott Fitzgeralds berühmte Geschichte war die Grundlage für den gleichnamigen Film mit Brad Pitt und Cate Blanchett - doch die originale Story hat i...

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