Flappers and Philosophers

Scott F. Fitzgerald

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Alma Edizioni
15 February 2014

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: The F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection

Published soon after Fitzgerald's debut novel This Side of Paradise, Flappers and Philosophers was the author's first collection of short fiction, a form through which he had gained notoriety in newspapers and magazines. The familiar themes of aspiration and social satire already permeate his writing: in 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' the fashionable Marjorie attempts to turn her dowdy cousin into a debutante, before betraying her out of jealousy, while 'The Ice Palace' features a Southern belle whose engagement to a Northerner finds her confronted with a cultural clash between tradition and modernity.

Also containing 'The Offshore Pirate', 'Head and Shoulders', 'The Cut-Glass Bowl', 'Benediction', 'Dalyrimple Goes Wrong' and 'The Four Fists', this volume of stories illustrates the early stages of Fitzgerald's development as a writer and provides an entertaining chronicle of America in the 1910s.

By: Scott F. Fitzgerald
Imprint: Alma Edizioni
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 226g
ISBN: 9781847493460
ISBN 10: 1847493467
Series: The F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 February 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.