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Dick y Nicole Diver, una pareja norteamericana, llega a la Riviera francesa en los años en que allí se citaba la beautiful people de todo el mundo. Son ricos, inteligentes, elegantes, irresistiblemente atractivos. Pero hay algo que no es perfecto. Nicole tiene un secreto, Dick una debilidad, y juntos se dirigen irremediablemente hacia las rocas contra las que su aventura puede estrellarse. Suave es la noche es una de la mejores novelas de Francis Scott Fitzgerald, el autor de El gran Gatsby, y, segun se esposa, Zelda, hay mucho de su propia vida en este atormentado retrato de la opulencia destructiva y el idealismo malogrado. Francis Scott Fitzgerald

The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune. Anthony and his wife Gloria are young and gorgeous, rich and leisured, and dedicate their lives to the reckless pursuit of happiness. But this intimate story turns tragic, as their marriage disintegrates under the weight of their expectations, dissipation, jealousy and aimlessness. Fitzgerald skilfully portrays the east-coast elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Cafe Society. As with all of Fitzgerald's novels, it is a brilliant character study written in breathtaking prose. It is also a gripping account of the complexities of marriage, largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship with his wife, Zelda. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by Ned Halley. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

n The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the flamboyance, the carelessness and the cruelty of the wealthy during America's Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby lives mysteriously in a luxurious Long Island mansion, playing lavish host to hundreds of people. And yet no one seems to know him or how he became so rich. He is rumoured to be everything from a German spy to a war hero. People clamour for invitations to his wild parties. But Jay Gatsby doesn't heed them. He cares for one person alone - Daisy Buchanan, the woman he has waited for all his life. Little does he know that his infatuation will lead to tragedy and end in murder. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The Great Gatsby features an afterword by David Stuart Davies. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Sally Carrol, living in Tarleton, isnt your typical Southern belle.Bored with provincial life, she jumps at the chance to visit her fiancées family, in the North. However, when she arrives in Bellamy, shes given a very frosty reception. When she is forced to spend the night in the eponymous Ice Palace, Sally must face some difficult home truths. An exploration of social differences and the difference between dreams and reality, The Ice Palace is a deftly-written, modernist story and an ideal introduction to the author.

Its December 29th, 1919, and Perry Parkhurst has a plan.Tired of his lengthy engagement to Betty Medill, hes armed with a marriage license and a proposal. However, when things dont go according to plan, a bellyful of champagne sees our forlorn hero turning up to a fancy dress party dressed as a camel. The same party that Betty turns up at... Laugh-out-loud funny and full of wry observations on the interactions between men and women, The Camels Back is a must for those who want to see Fitzgerald at his most playful.

This belated collection shows us the depths of Fitzgerald's vision and talent. Only now are we beginning to appreciate what was lost' The Pool I'd Die for You is a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, iconic author of The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. All eighteen short fictions collected here were lost in one sense or another: physically lost, coming to light only recently; lost in the turbulence of Fitzgerald's later life; lost to readers because his editors sometimes did not understand what he was trying to write. These fascinating stories offer a new insight into the arc of Fitzgerald's career, and demonstrate his stylistic agility and imaginative power as a writer at the forefront of Modern literature. Praise for I'd Die for You: 'Superbly edited and annotated, this richly fascinating miscellany is a marvellous reminder of what was lost when, at forty-four, a coronary killed Fitzgerald' Sunday Times 'Forward-thinking for their time . . . Fitzgerald was a master of short story writing' The Times 'This much-vaunted collection of stories . . . is a ragtag bundle of surprises, curios, irrelevancies and delights . . .

On the face of it, Evelyn Piper has it all: a loving husband, a devoted daughter, and a secure lifestyle. However, she is also the owner of a cut-glass bowl given to her in anger by a rejected suitor. This bowl seems to act as the connecting thread between all the tragedies that befall Evelyn and her family. With the deft use of symbolism, Fitzgerald creates a short story that encourages the reader to reflect on their own lives, material wealth, and past regrets. An introspective read for fans of the author of The Great Gatsby.

A confession to a Catholic Priest leads to a terrifying judgement that Rudolph Miller had not foreseen.Originally intended as a prologue to Fitzgeralds masterpiece The Great Gatsby, this short tale follows the life of 11-year-old Catholic Rudolph Miller, who fantasises about his self-created alter ego, Blatchford Sarnemington. First published in The American Mercury in 1924, it was later included in Fitzgeralds third short story collection All the Sad Young Men in 1926.Absolution is the ideal read for fans of The Great Gatsby.

The Lees of Happiness is a romantic tale that will make you question what true love really is. A newlywed young woman and her author husband begin married life in a home of their own, but disease brings chaos and destruction to their happiness as their life and marriage unravel. Can their love survive the harsh realities of life?This touching, passionate tale about ordinary lives and their extraordinary love, is an American literary classic.A memorable short story of unconditional love, lifelong devotion, and human kindness, The Lees of Happiness is the ideal read for fans of Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Carver.

The story is about Sally Carrol Happer, a young southern woman from the fictional city of Tarleton, Georgia, who becomes engaged one summer to Harry Bellamy, a man from an unspecified northern town. The following winter, on a visit to Harrys home town to meet Harrys family, Sally Carrol begins to have second thoughts... ( Summary by BellonaTimes, with help from Wikipedia )

The curious Case of Benjamin Button, a 1921 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, now a major motion picture, features Benjamin Button, who, born as an old man much to the dismay and chagrin of his father and family Doctor, ages backwards until he leaves this world as a newborn.

"Flappers and Philosophers was the first collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920. It includes eight stories:* ""The Offshore Pirate""* ""The Ice Palace""* ""Head and Shoulders""* ""The Cut-Glass Bowl""* ""Bernice Bobs Her Hair""* ""Benediction""* ""Dalyrimple Goes Wrong""* ""The Four Fists""(Introduction by Wikipedia)"

Amory Blaine grew up in a wealthy family and was given an Ivy League education. Without a need to learn a profession, he chiefly dabbled in literature and partying. His school chums were of similar background, and the ideas they reflected to each other grew in their minds to be of the greatest importance. Amory began to think of himself as somewhat of a character in a Rupert Brooke poem (from which the books title is taken).World War I intervened in this happy fog and brought focus to some, doubt to others.In the rapidly changing technology of the war era, the financial underpinnings of the Blaine fortune began to fall apart. The deaths of Amorys parents left the finances without a rudder and as Amorys situation deteriorated he came to realize he had only his interest in literature to fall back upon.Meanwhile, a series of young women traipsed through his life, attracted to his handsome face and bright wit like moths to a candle. But Amory could never master the role of being a real person... and, one by one, they traipsed out.This Side of Paradise was F. Scott Fitzgeralds first novel and was one of the nations most popular books in the year it was published. It has some definite parallels with Fitzgeralds own life, and is in some ways an autobiography. Summary by Mark F. Smith)

Set in 1925, this is a novel of the Jazz Age; of ambition, of the careless rich, of wild parties and flappers and bootleg booze; and the efforts of a dreamer to reunite with his lost love. - Summary

This 1922 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the life of Anthony Patch, the only heir of millionaire Adam Patch, his grandfather. Anthony is young, handsome and well-educated. He marries the ravishingly beautiful Gloria, and together they plan for the day that Anthony receives his inheritance. But what will they make of themselves in the meantime as they look forward to a life of wealth and idle leisure? What is the role of purpose in a well-lived life? Fitzgerald explores these questions in a book that is at the same time humorous, sad and tragic.

"Porcelain and Pink" is a comic one-act play from the 1922 short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age. The plot involves a young woman in a bathtub and a case of mistaken identity.

This is a long short story in 6 parts from Fitzgeralds 1920 short story collection, Flappers and Philosophers. It predates the screwball movie comedies of the 1930s in that it features a determined young heiress trying to get what she wants out of life.(Summary by BellonaTimes)