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This Side of Paradise (Alma Classics)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Description for This Side of Paradise (Alma Classics)
Paperback. A critical account of its own era, introducing many themes which would be developed in later works, Fitzgerald's first novel was an instant critical and commercial success, propelling him into the limelight as a literary celebrity. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292. 320 pages, illustrations. A critical account of its own era, introducing many themes which would be developed in later works, Fitzgerald's first novel was an instant critical and commercial success, propelling him into the limelight as a literary celebrity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight: 282.
This Side of Paradise charts the life of Amory Blaine, an ambitious young man loosely based on Fitzgerald himself, as he moves from his well-heeled Midwest home to study at Princeton and then starts frequenting the circles of high society as an aspiring writer. Experiencing failure and frustration in love and in his career, Blaine finds his youthful enthusiasm gradually giving way to disillusionment, cynicism and a life of dissolution. A critical account of its own era, introducing many themes which would be developed in later works, Fitzgerald's first novel was an instant critical and commercial success, propelling him into ... Read more
This Side of Paradise charts the life of Amory Blaine, an ambitious young man loosely based on Fitzgerald himself, as he moves from his well-heeled Midwest home to study at Princeton and then starts frequenting the circles of high society as an aspiring writer. Experiencing failure and frustration in love and in his career, Blaine finds his youthful enthusiasm gradually giving way to disillusionment, cynicism and a life of dissolution. A critical account of its own era, introducing many themes which would be developed in later works, Fitzgerald's first novel was an instant critical and commercial success, propelling him into ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847492227
SKU
V9781847492227
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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 This Side of Paradise (Alma Classics)
He was better than he knew, for in fact and in the literary sense he invented a generation.
The New York Times
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