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These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash, the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are the Divers, Dick and Nicole who hold court at their villa. Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a film star, who is instantly attracted to them, but understands little of the dark secrets and hidden corruption that hold them together. As Dick draws closer to Rosemary, he fractures the delicate structure of his marriage and sets both Nicole and himself on to a dangerous path where only the strongest can survive. In this exquisite, lyrical novel, Fitzgerald has poured much of the essence of his own life; he has also depicted the age of materialism, shattered idealism and broken dreams.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in St Paul, Minnesota, and went to Princeton University which he left in 1917 to join the army. Fitzgerald was said to have epitomised the Jazz Age, an age inhabited by a generation he defined as 'grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken'. In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre. Their destructive relationship and her subsequent mental breakdowns became a major influence on his writing. Among his publications were five novels, This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender is the Night and The Love of the Last Tycoon. Fitzgerald died suddenly in 1940.
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This review is from: Modern Classics Tender Is The Night (Hardcover)
I couldn't find this book in the US, so looked to amazon.ca for some help! Book arrived promptly, in beautiful condition. Thanks so much!
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Nice wrapping, but....,
By Moira D. Russell - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Modern Classics Tender Is The Night (Hardcover)
Beautifully packaged and designed -- one in a series of Fitzgerald books covered by Coralie Bickford-Smith -- but the print is oddly misshapen and faint at times, as if it were photocopied, and this has one of the worst introductions to Fitzgerald's work I've ever read, by Arnold Goldman. His notes aren't any good either. I was thinking about picking up all the books in this series, but until I can determine if the rest of the introductions are as bad (which I can't do on Amazon) I'm going to hold off.
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Gorgeous Coralie Bickford-Smith cover art!,
By Sara Burton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Modern Classics Tender Is The Night (Hardcover)
I purchased all six of these books from the Canadian Amazon website (amazon.ca) several weeks ago because I couldn't bear to wait any longer for them to show up on the American site.The covers are just gorgeous. The art is metallic and beautiful and the covers have a soft feel to them. The inside flap of the cover is perforated and is designed to be removed and used as a matching bookmark. The cover art for this set of F. Scott Fitzgerald books was designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith - the genius behind the similarly beautiful Penguin cloth-bound classics series. Not only is the literature itself classic, but the books look like a classic collector's item as well! Friends compliment me on them all the time when they see them on my bookcase! Unlike another reviewer, I have no issue with the text in my copies. It is clear and dark throughout, and definitely doesn't look faded or photocopied. Also, I can confirm that the introductions to the other Fitzgeralds in the series are written by different authors than the author of the introduction to Tender is the Night. |
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