- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Scribner (Jan 1 1966)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 068471762X
- ISBN-13: 978-0684717623
- Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.4 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #711,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the Author
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, attended Princeton University, and published his first novel, This Side of Paradise, in 1920. That same year he married Zelda Sayre and the couple divided their time among New York, Paris, and the Riviera, becoming a part of the American expatriate circle that included Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, and John Dos Passos. Fitzgerald was a major new literary voice, and his masterpieces include The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby, and Tender Is the Night. He died of a heart attack in 1940 at the age of forty-four, while working on The Love of the Last Tycoon. For his sharp social insight and breathtaking lyricism, Fitzgerald is known as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
An entertaining collection,
By cs42 (NE) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Six Tales of the Jazz Age and Other Stories (Paperback)
"Six Tales of the Jazz Age and other stories" showcases a wide range of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short prose. From romance, to the metaphysical, to science fiction, Fitzgerald (author of 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Last Tycoon') provides six entertaining tales, and three disappointments."The Jelly Bean" is a story of romance in a small town, centering on the disappointments of life, and touching on the dangers of alcohol. It sets a great depressing mood, and develops the main character well. It highlights Fitzgerald's ability at making us emphasize with the story. "The Camel's Back" - Probably the most disappointing of the selections, "The Camel's Back" is a dark comedy, which unfortunately borderlines on sexist themes. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a simple science fiction story, about aging, the perceptions of others have of us, and how time changes our lives. "Tarquin of Cheapside" is a somewhat baffling story about where placement of friendship should lay. "O Russet Witch!" - Probably the best story in the bunch, "O Russet Witch!" is a metaphysical journey into what one desires out of life. Saturated in symbolism, this story alone makes the book worth reading. "The Lees of Happiness" is another romance about a couple's devotion in marriage, and beyond. "The Adjuster" - This story is almost unreadable, the length being too long for the point. It is a tale about heroes in everyday life. "Hot and Cold Blood" - A fable-like tale story about trust and good deeds. "Gretchen's Forty Winks" - This story also borders on sexist. It has little point to it, other emphasizing the "importance" of hard work, and female fidelity. A very disappointing ending to an otherwise strong collection. While this collection cannot surpass Fitzgerald's masterpiece "The Great Gatsby", it is an enjoyable read, and recomended to fans of Fitzgerald and American literature alike.
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One of the best American books of short stories,
By B. Allen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Six Tales of the Jazz Age and Other Stories (Paperback)
I've read many books of short stories in my life, by authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ernest Hemingway, Jorge Luis Borges, Saul Bellow, Haruki Murakami, Julio Cortazar, Ian McEwan etc. (all great writers in their own right), but none of these authors has been able to write stories as exciting, complete, and satisfying as Fitzgerald's in "Six Tales of the Jazz Age and other stories." In this book, Fitzgerald combines wit, Jazz Age glamour, emotions and moral messages to perfect effect. "The Jelly-Bean" is a tale of love and longing between a Southerner and a wild woman. "The Adjuster" tells of a wife who learns to be less selfish in her demands of her husband, and in "'O, Russet Witch!'" a woman symbolizes a man's desire to be irresponsible and spontaneous as he tries to live up to the responsibility that society and his family demand of him. "Gretchen's Forty Winks" is about the balance between work and responsibility to one's partner. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" narrates the (somewhat) absurd story of a man born old who lives his life getting steadily younger (I was reminded of Alejo Carpentier's "Viaje a la semilla" (Journey to the Seed), but Fitzgerald's story is better and slightly more daring). "The Camel's Back" is a lighter tale of confused identities, while "Hot and Cold Blood" ponders the conflicting responibilities to family and society.Any writer could match Fitzgerald's moral demands, but few would be able to make such stories as entertaining and fast-paced as he does. I used to hate Fitzgerald as a writer--due in large part to being too young to appreciate what "The Great Gatsby" was really about (I read it in high school)--but these stories have inspired me to try to read (and in the case of the "Gatsby," re-read) the rest of his works. I highly recommend this book to all those who love great, profound, and thoroughly entertaining literature. |
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