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Basil and Josephine
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Description for Basil and Josephine
Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Fitzgerald's mini-series, all lavishly produced editions with flaps, b&w plates and foil on the cover. Contains notes and an extensive apparatus on Fitzgerald's life and works. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Basil and Josephine charts the coming of age of two privileged youths from quiet Midwestern towns, Basil Duke Lee and Josephine Perry - based on Fitzgerald himself and a combination of his first love Ginevra King and his wife Zelda. As one struggles to gain the acceptance of his peers and becomes consumed by ambition, the other finds herself obsessed by teenage crushes and has to confront the pitfalls of popularity. Written for the Saturday Evening Post while the author was working on Tender Is the Night, these stories form a realistic and entertaining portrait of two young adults ... Read more
Basil and Josephine charts the coming of age of two privileged youths from quiet Midwestern towns, Basil Duke Lee and Josephine Perry - based on Fitzgerald himself and a combination of his first love Ginevra King and his wife Zelda. As one struggles to gain the acceptance of his peers and becomes consumed by ambition, the other finds herself obsessed by teenage crushes and has to confront the pitfalls of popularity. Written for the Saturday Evening Post while the author was working on Tender Is the Night, these stories form a realistic and entertaining portrait of two young adults ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847493422
SKU
V9781847493422
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About F. Scott Fitzgerald
Considered one of the finest American writers of the twentieth century, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was the author of various novels and short stories chronicling life in the US during the Roaring Twenties.
Reviews for Basil and Josephine
He was better than he knew, for in fact and in the literary sense he invented a generation.
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