F. Scott. Fitzgerald

Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties", and a devastating expose of the 'Jazz Age'.Through the narration of Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him.The Great Gatsby is an undisputed classic of American literature from the period following the First World War and is one of the great novels of the twentieth century.

The Great Gatsby

Ardita is a young and rich flapper girl who is spending time at her uncle's yacht. She is not interested in the things her family wants to do; she would rather spend her time sunbathing and reading Anatol France. Besides that, she ends up having an argument with her uncle about her love life. The uncle decides to leave Ardita on the yacht while he is ashore. Soon there comes a change in the situation when a boat filled with seven men approaches the yacht – the men are pirates, and Ardita is more than excited about it! 'The Offshore pirate' is F. Scott Fitzgerald's intriguing short story published in 1920. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) is one of the greatest American novelists of the 20th century and author of the classics ‘Tender is the Night’ and ‘The Great Gatsby’. His writing helped illustrate the 1920s Jazz Age that he and wife Zelda Fitzgerald were in the centre of.

The Offshore Pirate

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Rigmandsdatteren Nicole Diver mistede sin mor, da hun var ganske lille og har lidt under det lige siden. Som ung bliver hun indlagt med tvangstanker på et schweizisk hospital, hvor den unge, ambitiøse psykiater Dick diagnosticerer hende som skizofren. Nicole lader til at komme sig over sin sygdom og forelsker sig dybt i den karismatiske psykiater, der har hjulpet hende så meget. Dick er lige så forelsket i sin smukke patient, og sammen rejser de til Sydfrankrig. Udadtil virker Nicole og Dick som det perfekte par, men de har hver især startet en afdækning af hinandens indre. Nicole fortsætter med at blive stærkere og mere uafhængig i deres ægteskab, og da Dick møder den purunge filmstjerne Rosemary Hoyt på en af deres rejser til Rivieraen, må ægteskabet stå sin prøve. Den amerikanske forfatter F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) debuterede som kun 23-årig med romanen "På denne side af Paradis". Med denne roman etablerede Fitzgerald sig i 1920 som sin tids stemme, og bogens hovedperson, Amory Blaine, blev identifikationsfigur for generationen i den amerikanske mellemkrigstid, som Fitzgerald døbte "Jazz Age". F. Scott Fitzgerald udgav et væld af noveller og fire romaner, hvoraf "Den stor Gatsby" mere end nogen anden har skaffet ham en plads som en af USA’s største forfattere nogensinde.

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Considered one of the greatest novels ever written, "The Great Gatsby" shows us the prosperous life on Long Island during the Roaring Twenties. The story concerns the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his obsession over the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. But what actually lures behind his lavish parties, waterfalls of alcohol and jazz music? Maybe the decay of the American dream? Dive into the glamorous life of the Jazz Age and find out yourself. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) is one of the greatest American novelists of the 20th century and author of the classics ‘Tender is the Night’ and ‘The Great Gatsby’. His writing helped illustrate the 1920s Jazz Age that he and wife Zelda Fitzgerald were in the centre of.

"It bears the impress, it seems to me, of genius. It is the only adequate study that we have had of the contemporary American in adolescence and young manhood." -Burton Rascoe of the Chicago Tribune THIS SIDE OF PARADISE is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped by greed and status seeking. The novel centers on Amory Blaine, a young Midwesterner who, convinced that he has an exceptionally promising future, attends boarding school and later Princeton University. He leaves behind his eccentric mother Beatrice and befriends a close friend of hers, Monsignor Darcy. While at Princeton he goes back to Minneapolis where he re-encounters Isabelle Borge, a young lady whom he met as a little boy, and starts a romantic relationship with her at Princeton he repeatedly writes ever more flowery poems but they become disenchanted with each after meeting again at his prom . . . (more on: www.wisehouse-classics.com)"

This Side of Paradise (Wisehouse Classics Edition) (2016)

Everybody loves baby animals. Puppies, kittens, panda cubs, Baby Yoda, you name it. Humanity's fat, bald and whiny offspring is a bit more of a controversial pick in that department, so when an exceptionally wrinkly and unappealing... man is born in 1860 at the ripe old age of 70 – which was rough at a time when life expectancy was 39 years, he's got a real struggle ahead of him. Fortunately for Benjamin Button, as the newborn is named, he ages backwards and will eventually end up as a baby. His condition makes Benjamin a social outcast unfit for both school and college, but instead of becoming a cartoon villain, he's stuck with grown-up jobs like retail and war hero while waiting to be young enough for basic education. A satire of ageism and emblematic of Kierkegaard's phrase about life having to be lived forwards, but understood backwards, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" has perhaps never been more relevant than now where 60 is the new... 25? This 64 page short story has been adapted into a stage musical and, somehow, a roughly three-hour-long feature film with Brad Pitt as the ugly baby. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) is one of the greatest American novelists of the 20th century and author of the classics ‘Tender is the Night’ and ‘The Great Gatsby’. His writing helped illustrate the 1920s Jazz Age that he and wife Zelda Fitzgerald were in the centre of.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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John Steinbeck

Mark Twain

GREAT.

Ernest Hemingway

An illustrated overview of the life and works of a selected number of important writers in the English language from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.

Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway. American classics

Great Writers of the English Language

When sixteen years John T. Unger leaves for a vacation with a wealthy school mate of his, he doesn’t know yet what he is about to encounter. His school friend’s family is not only rich; they are ‘rich rich’ – and the family has decided to build a house inside a giant diamond. As if the giand diamond would not be enough, soon John is in the middle of unexpected and thrilling events. ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz’ is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novella published in 1920. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) is one of the greatest American novelists of the 20th century and author of the classics ‘Tender is the Night’ and ‘The Great Gatsby’. His writing helped illustrate the 1920s Jazz Age that he and wife Zelda Fitzgerald were in the centre of.

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz

Den sidste mogul er beretningen om Hollywood-produceren Monroe Stahr, som efter en kometagtig karriere må opleve, at pendulet begynder at svinge den anden vej. Hans helbred er slidt op af et altfortærende arbejdsliv, og samtidig er den filmbranche, han har været med til at bygge op, i voldsom forandring – og i krise. Men omvæltningen inden i Stahr tager først fart, da han møder Kathleen Moore – en ung kvinde, der ligner hans afdøde hustru – og en intens kærlighedsaffære begynder. Den sidste mogul blev Fitzgeralds sidste værk og forelå ufuldendt ved forfatterens død i 1940. Bogen rummer et udvalg af Fitzgeralds egne noter, herunder et detaljeret skema over handlingsforløb og dramatisk udvikling. Herved får læseren et unikt kig ind i værkstedet hos en af det 20. århundrede helt store forfattere. "En stor roman om en amerikansk helt og de kræfter, der ødelægger ham og hans land" – Information Den amerikanske forfatter F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) debuterede som kun 23-årig med romanen "På denne side af Paradis". Med denne roman etablerede Fitzgerald sig i 1920 som sin tids stemme, og bogens hovedperson, Amory Blaine, blev identifikationsfigur for generationen i den amerikanske mellemkrigstid, som Fitzgerald døbte "Jazz Age". F. Scott Fitzgerald udgav et væld af noveller og fire romaner, hvoraf "Den stor Gatsby" mere end nogen anden har skaffet ham en plads som en af USA’s største forfattere nogensinde.

F. Scott. Fitzgerald

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